#  Christopher Norio Avery 

Co-Principal Investigator, CEPR Faculty Steering Committee, PIER Fellowship Faculty Mentor

Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

 

 

 



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**Christopher Norio Avery**, Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy, teaches analytic courses in microeconomics and statistics. He studies rating and selection mechanisms, focusing on the college admissions system. His first book, *The Early Admissions Game*, coauthored with Andrew Fairbanks and Richard Zeckhauser, was published by Harvard University Press in March 2003. In his current research, he studies college application patterns and college enrollment choices for high school students. He completed a PhD in economic analysis at the Stanford Business School and holds prior degrees from Harvard and Cambridge universities.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Focus Areas
    
     [Postsecondary Access & Success](/focus-areas/postsecondary-access-and-success)
- ## Role
    
     [Faculty](/faculty) [Harvard Faculty](/harvard-faculty) [Faculty Steering Committee](/steering-committee)
- ## Projects
    
     [Access to Opportunity](/project-name/access-to-opportunity) [Digital Messaging to Improve College Enrollment & Success](/project-name/digital-messaging-improve-college-enrollment-success) [Partnering in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship](/projects/partnering-education-research-pier-fellowship) [Strategic Data Project](/project-name/strategic-data-project)