Paul Gertler (born March 30, 1955) is an American economist and the Li Ka Shing Distinguished Professor of Economics in the

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and the School of Public Health at

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. Gertler is considered an early pioneer in the

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of social programs in developing countries. He co-led the

impact evaluation Impact evaluation assesses the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention, such as a project, program or policy, both the intended ones, as well as ideally the unintended ones. In contrast to outcome monitoring, which examines whe ...

of the Mexican government welfare program

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, as well as the Rwandan government's roll-out of results-based financing for health. As Chief Economist for the

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Human Development Network (2004–2006), he helped to establish a culture of rigorous impact evaluation. He is the author of the best selling textbook ''Impact Evaluation in Practice''. He is a co-founder and Scientific Director of the

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at the

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. He previously served as the chairman of the Board of Commissioners for 3ie, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation.

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Personal Website

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1955 births 21st-century American economists Living people University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Haas School of Business faculty Center for Global Development UC Berkeley School of Public Health faculty {{US-economist-stub