Edson Severnini

Edson Severnini is an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College and a Core Faculty member at the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society. He also holds affiliations as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

• Education: B.Sc. from University of São Paulo (USP), M.Sc. from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), and Ph.D. from University of California -- Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

His research spans Environmental & Energy Economics, Economic History, and Labor Economics, focusing on energy access, pollution, climate change, and social inequality. Recent publications examine lead pollution's health impacts, decarbonization trends, and climate adaptation mechanisms. His work often combines historical data with contemporary policy analysis.

Scientific affiliations include:

• Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
• Core Faculty, Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society

He has contributed to journals such as Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, Regional Science and Urban Economics, and Journal of Public Economics.