Daniele Rinaldo

Daniele Rinaldo is an Assistant Professor (E&R Lecturer) at the University of Exeter Business School and a Research Fellow at the Land, Economics, Environment and Policy Institute (LEEP). His work bridges environmental, development, and mathematical economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva), an MSc in Quantitative Finance from the University of Padua, and advanced music qualifications from the Royal Academy of Music (London) and Musik-Akademie Basel.

Research Focus: Rinaldo examines drivers of deforestation, economic impacts of endemic diseases (e.g., schistosomiasis), and natural resource management under regime shifts/catastrophes. His mathematical work includes stochastic processes, nonlinear diffusion models, and probability theory applications. Notable contributions include analyzing Gaza's economic devastation via satellite data and exploring African traditional religions' ecological roles.

• Awards: EAERE Award for Outstanding Publication in Environmental & Resource Economics (Commended paper)
• Education: PhD Economics (2019), MSc Quantitative Finance (2009), MA Piano (2011), Soloist Diploma (2014)
• Labs/Teams: Active in LEEP's interdisciplinary research group on environment-policy linkages

Teaching: Specializes in empirical methods for environmental economics, pandemic economics, and causal inference techniques. Courses include Topics in Empirical Economics and Economic Analysis and Pandemics.