Christopher A. Neilson
I am an economist and entrepreneur. My research at Yale University focuses on public policies and regulation in education markets, and I founded ConsiliumBots and TetherEducation to translate that work into deployed tools.
Top Five publications
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Econometrica
Targeted Vouchers, Competition Among Schools and the Academic Achievement of Poor Students
Forthcoming
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Journal of Political Economy
Teacher Compensation and Structural Inequality: Evidence from Centralized Teacher School Choice in Peru
Forthcoming
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Journal of Political Economy
College Application Mistakes and the Design of Information Policies at Scale
Forthcoming
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American Economic Review
Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital
Published · 2026
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Journal of Political Economy
Aftermarket Frictions and the Cost of Off-Platform Options in Centralized Assignment Mechanisms
Published · 2024
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Smart Matching Platforms and Heterogeneous Beliefs in Centralized School Choice
Published · 2022
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The Quarterly Journal of Economics
O Brother, Where Start Thou? Sibling Spillovers on College and Major Choice in Four Countries
Published · 2021
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American Economic Review
Heterogeneous Beliefs and School Choice Assignment Mechanisms
Published · 2020
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American Economic Review
Early Life Health Interventions and Academic Achievement
Published · 2013
Recent publications
All publications →2026
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Econometrica
Targeted Vouchers, Competition Among Schools and the Academic Achievement of Poor Students
Forthcoming
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Journal of Political Economy
Teacher Compensation and Structural Inequality: Evidence from Centralized Teacher School Choice in Peru
Forthcoming
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American Economic Review
Elite Universities and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human and Social Capital
Published · 2026
2025
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Journal of Political Economy
College Application Mistakes and the Design of Information Policies at Scale
Forthcoming
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Papeles de Economía Española
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools: Institutional Readiness and Digital Competencies in ICILS 2023
Published · 2025
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Journal of Development Economics
Lights, Camera, School: Information Provision through Television during COVID-19 Times
Published · 2025
Featured projects
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StartupTetherEducation
Startup building AI-enabled, measurement-ready guidance products for school choice, admissions, matching, and enrollment systems
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Non-profitConsiliumBots
Non-profit designing, building, and evaluating digital guidance tools with governments and researchers across education, housing, and benefits
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Field implementationInformation and Dynamic Human Capital Accumulation
Human capital investments in the Dominican Republic
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Policy designCompetitive Incentives in Education Markets
School choice reform and competition in Chile
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Pilot evaluationHeterogenous Beliefs, School Choice Systems and Mechanism Design Solutions
Mechanism design in practice in New Haven, CT
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CompletedA Decade of Centralized School Choice in Chile
Comprehensive evaluation of SAE system evolution, outcomes, and governance
Where the work happens
Two decades of school-choice, college-admissions and human-capital fieldwork — anchored in Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo, Medellín and Lima, with collaborations across the Americas.
