Dr. Christopher Neilson

Biography

Christopher Neilson is a Professor at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, specializing in applied microeconomics. His research focuses on the dynamics of education markets and policies that promote equitable opportunities for human capital accumulation. Neilson employs a combination of methodologies to study the effects of government policies on students, families, and education providers. His work integrates elements from industrial organization, labor economics, and development economics. He collaborates closely with governments to leverage data, existing evidence, and technology to design, evaluate, and implement innovative education policies across several Latin American countries, including Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. In 2018, he founded ConsiliumBots, an NGO aimed at incubating ideas that intersect research, policy, and technology in education. To date, the organization has developed tools that have benefited 2 million families across seven countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region. His latest research initiative, Smart Platforms, focuses on maximizing the impact of education policies.

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