Edson R. Severnini

Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Edson Severnini joined Carnegie Mellon University in 2013 as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy.

His interests lie at the intersection of energy, economics, and the environment.

Courses Taught

94-834 - Applied Econometrics I
90-906 - Phd Econometrics I

In The Media

Media Articles
- Anthropocene - The bad bugs of the Anthropocene (11-20-2018)
- MPR - Climate Change Expected to Lead to Rise in Lyme Disease (11-19-2018)
- Futurity - As temps rise, Lyme disease will get worse (11-13-2018)
- Popular Science - Lyme disease is thriving thanks to climate change (11-12-2018)
- Eco Watch - Lyme Disease Expected to Surge (11-12-2018)
- Star Tribune - Still Cold Tuesday - Much Warmer Weather For Wednesday & Thursday (11-12-2018)
- FOX25 - Climate change could lead to explosion in new Lyme disease cases, study says (11-7-2018)
- Earth - Warming temperatures linked to rise in Lyme disease (11-2-2018)
- Global Lyme Alliance - New Research Article, “Ticking Bomb” Offers Intriguing and Informative Historical Perspective on Climate Change and Lyme Disease (11-2-2018)
- Lab Roots - As the Climate Warms, Lyme Disease Cases Will Increase (11-2-2018)
- Consumer Affairs - Climate change predicted to cause increase in Lyme disease (11-1-2018)
- Tree Hugger - Look for Lyme disease to skyrocket by mid-century (11-1-2018)
- Outbreak News - Lyme disease: Rising temperatures are expected to boost the number of cases in the US (11-1-2018)
- Infection Control Today - Number of U.S. Lyme Disease Cases Predicted to Rise as Climate Warms (10-31-2018)
- CityLab - Lead's Other Toxic Toll: Fertility (7-5-2018)
- PUNCH - Effects of lead on reproductive functions (6-27-2018)
- WFPL - Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power (7-17-2017)
- WOUB - Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power (7-15-2017)

Additional Information

Education

B.A., Economics (summa cum laude), University of São Paulo (USP) (2004).
M.Sc., Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) (2007).
Ph.D., Economics, University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) (2013).
Dissertation: Essays in Applied Microeconomics
Committee: David Card, Enrico Moretti, Patrick Kline, Steven Raphael