Edson R. Severnini
Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Edson Severnini joined Carnegie Mellon University in 2013 as an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy.
His interests lie at the intersection of energy, economics, and the environment.
Courses Taught
- 90-906 - Phd Econometrics I
In The Media
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Media Articles
- Medical Xpress - Health shocks driven by air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil found to disrupt health care as a result of limited capacity (04-23-2024)
- VoxDev - Affirmative action in Brazil’s higher education system (03-14-2024)
- ScienMag - Studies highlight new approaches to addressing climate change (09-11-2023)
- EurekAlert - Study finds no effect of LEED certification on federal buildings' energy efficiency (08-22-2023)
- PHYS.org - Students admitted to a Brazilian university via affirmative action struggled but ultimately caught up (07-18-2023)
- Mining.com - Coal-related environmental regulations tend to underestimate long-run health impacts – study (07-13-2023)
- PHYS.org - When considering coal as a source of energy, policymakers should examine current and future payoffs, say economists (07-10-2023)
- Nature - Nuclear power generation phase-outs redistribute US air quality and climate-related mortality risk (04-10-2023)
- EurekAlert - Study of US hydroelectric dams shows benefits to local economies decline with improvements in transmission capabilities (02-16-2023)
- Bloomberg Law - Supreme Court Rebuke Weighs Against Clean Air Act as Climate Law (07-26-2022)
- Folha de S. Paulo Online - Cotas aumentam chance de emprego, mas não garantem salário melhor (11-28-2021)
- Valor Econômico Online - Empresas reforçam desigualdade racial de renda no país, diz Nobel (10-14-2021)
- Mirage News - Jaramillo Offers New Tool for Energy Planners (09-29-2021)
- Freakonomics - This Is Your Brain on Pollution (08-11-2021)
- Mirage News - New Study Looks at Effects of Clean Air Act on Power Plants (07-13-2021)
- Air Quality News - Exposure to air pollution impacts cognition (06-11-2021)
- ASPE - Study Finds No Effect of LEED Certification on Federal Buildings' Energy Efficiency (05-18-2021)
- Smart Cities - LEED-certified federal buildings aren't using less energy, Carnegie Mellon study finds (05-04-2021)
- India Education Diary - Carnegie Mellon University: Experts discuss what needs to be addressed by the new administration (02-12-2021)
- Forbes - Survey: Business Leaders Say Their Companies Are Falling Short In Meeting Environmental, Social, And Governance Goals (02-10-2021)
- KUNR/NPR - Climate Change Could Upend Progress From Environmental Regulations (09-14-2020)
- NPR - It's Not Just Wildfires. Climate Change Is Making The Air More Hazardous (09-13-2020)
- WESA - Climate Change To Bring More Smoggy Days To Pittsburgh (09-02-2020)
- NPR State Impact - Clean air laws helped the U.S. reduce air pollution. But hotter days brought by climate change could reverse those gains | StateImpact Pennsylvania (09-01-2020)
- Salon - As millions lose insurance, states cut Medicaid in response to the coronavirus crisis (05-16-2020)
- Earth.com - Warming temperatures linked to rise in Lyme disease (03-11-2020)
- Down to Earth - Nuclear power or coal plants? Study weighs in on costs and benefits (02-27-2020)
- Environmental News Network - Environmental News Network - Study Analyzes Impact of Switch From Nuclear Power to Coal, Suggests Directions for Policy (02-26-2020)
- Popular Mechanics - The #1 Thing Preventing Nuclear Development Is Still Public Fear (01-27-2020)
- EcoRI - Climate Crisis Increases R.I. Lyme Disease Cases (01-08-2020)
- NOLA - The dirt in New Orleans parks and backyards may determine the amount of lead in children's blood (10-28-2019)
- ENN - Environmental News Network - A Toxic Truth: Lead Exposure Problems Linger In Soil, Air (08-26-2019)
- MSN - 'Mommy, I just want to die': Mother recalls daughter's fight against Lyme disease (08-19-2019)
- expoknews.com - 20 formas en que el cambio climático te puede arruinar el verano (07-31-2019)
- Wall Street Journal - Pollution That Discriminates by Gender (05-02-2019)
- MedIndia - Effect of Lead Exposure on Children’s Cognitive Development Studied (04-22-2019)
- Education Week - "The Legacy Lead Disposition in Soils and Its Impact on Cognitive Function in Preschool-Aged Children in the U.S." (04-16-2019)
- MedicalResearch.com - Lead in Topsoil Linked to Cognitive Difficulties in 5 Year Old Boys (04-12-2019)
- Psych Central - Lead in Topsoil Tied to Greater Risk of Cognitive Problems in Young Boys (04-10-2019)
- Mother Jones - Lead in Topsoil Produces Kids With Cognitive Problems (04-10-2019)
- Science Daily - Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys (04-10-2019)
- News Medical - 5-year-old boys more likely to have cognitive difficulties due to higher lead exposure (04-10-2019)
- Mother Jones - Environmentalists Didn’t Expect This Would Happen When They Busted Up Dams (03-02-2019)
- Grist - When environmentalists busted up dams, coal moved in (02-27-2019)
- TerraDaily - Environmental regulations may have unintended consequences in energy production (02-05-2019)
- EurekAlert - Study: Environmental regulations may have unintended consequences in energy production (02-04-2019)
- American Progress - Get the Lead Out (01-17-2019)
- Times Herald - Glantz: Lyme another sick sign of climate change (12-10-2018)
- World Economic Forum - Rising temperatures will lead to a boom in Lyme disease cases (12-07-2018)
- 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)
- Eco Watch - Lyme Disease Expected to Surge (11-12-2018)
- Popular Science - Lyme disease is thriving thanks to climate change (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 (11-07-2018)
- Global Lyme Alliance - New Research Article, “Ticking Bomb” Offers Intriguing and Informative Historical Perspective on Climate Change and Lyme Disease (11-02-2018)
- Lab Roots - As the Climate Warms, Lyme Disease Cases Will Increase (11-02-2018)
- Earth - Warming temperatures linked to rise in Lyme disease (11-02-2018)
- Consumer Affairs - Climate change predicted to cause increase in Lyme disease (11-01-2018)
- Tree Hugger - Look for Lyme disease to skyrocket by mid-century (11-01-2018)
- Outbreak News - Lyme disease: Rising temperatures are expected to boost the number of cases in the US (11-01-2018)
- 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 (07-05-2018)
- PUNCH - Effects of lead on reproductive functions (06-27-2018)
- WFPL**3 total - Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power (07-17-2017)
- WOUB - Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power (07-15-2017)
- Yahoo! Noticias en Espanol - Estudio asocia cierre de centrales nucleares con contaminación con carbón y bajo peso al nacer (04-07-2017)
- Smithsonian.com - Coal-Fueled Power Plants Linked to Lower Birth Weights in Tennessee Valley (04-06-2017)
- forskning.no - Dette skjedde da atomkraft ble erstattet med kull (04-06-2017)
- Opposing Views - Study: Coal Power Plants Linked To Birth Defects (04-06-2017)
- Delfi Estonia - Alternatiiv oli hullem: Tuumajaamade sulgemine vähendas imikute sünnikaalu (04-06-2017)
- Libération - Online - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-06-2017)
- Jiji Press America Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns-- study (04-06-2017)
- Relation Presse Maroc - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-06-2017)
- MedScape - Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Tied to Coal Pollution, Decreased Birth Weights (04-06-2017)
- NewsDog - Study: Coal Power Plants Linked To Birth Defects - NewsDog (04-06-2017)
- Channel News Asia - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Hindustan Times - Rise in coal pollution responsible for low birthweight in newborns (04-05-2017)
- Smart Cooky - Rise in Coal Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight in American Newborns (04-05-2017)
- The Korea Herald - Nuclear power is worth saving (04-05-2017)
- Der Tagesspiegel - Gefährliche Rückkehr zur Kohle (04-05-2017)
- Pnn.de - In den USA wurde zeitweise Kernenergie durch Strom aus Kohle ersetzt (04-05-2017)
- Novaator - Tuumajaamade sulgemine vähendas imikute sünnikaalu (04-05-2017)
- SRNNews.com - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- MD Alert - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Lifescript - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Aktuelle Nachrichten Online - Atomausstieg: Gefährliche Rückkehr zur Kohle (04-05-2017)
- Eesti Televisioon - Tuumajaamade sulgemine vähendas imikute sünnikaalu (04-05-2017)
- Borneo Bulletin - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study | Borneo Bulletin Online (04-05-2017)
- Potsdam - Atomausstieg: Gefährliche Rückkehr zur Kohle (04-05-2017)
- Der Tagesspiegel Online - Gefährliche Rückkehr zur Kohle (04-05-2017)
- Science News Online - When coal replaces a cleaner energy source, health is on the line (04-05-2017)
- Lycos News - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WKZO-AM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- 100.7 MIX-FM - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- KDAL-AM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Arafeed - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WNWN-FM Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WNMT-AM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WYDR-FM (The Drive) - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Health Medici Net - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- KTCO 98.9 - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Netscape - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WLMI-FM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- wixx.com - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Z96.5 - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Arabstoday.net - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns (04-05-2017)
- WNMT-FM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- WTAQ - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Topix - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- wifc.com - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- 96.3 Jack FM - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- 95.5 FM - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Reuters Health Information - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-05-2017)
- Der Tagesspiegel - Ungesunder Atomausstieg? (04-05-2017)
- ANSA Online - Passaggio a centrali a carbone abbassa peso nascita bimbi (04-04-2017)
- Zazoom - Gravidanza | vivere in zone con centrali a carbone influisce sul peso di nascita del bimbo (04-04-2017)
- NewsCaf - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- Terra Daily - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- Deccan Chronicle - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- AFP - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - Online - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- CONNAISSANCE DES ENERGIES - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon selon une étude parue dans Nature Energy (04-04-2017)
- CTV News Channel Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- METRO - ONLINE - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- Daily Kos - Overnight News Digest: Political Work is Lucrative Edition (04-04-2017)
- eNews Channel Africa - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- Hindustan Times Online - Rise in coal pollution responsible for low birthweight in newborns (04-04-2017)
- Latest Nigerian News - An Unexpected Relationship Between Nuclear Power and Low Birth Weight (04-04-2017)
- Yahoo Finance - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- Qatar Tribune - 'Surge in coal pollution led to underweight births' (04-04-2017)
- Malay Mail (Malaysia) Online - Study: Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns (04-04-2017)
- MSN PH - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-04-2017)
- laliberte.ch - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- Sohu.com - ?????????????…CMU??????????-?? (04-04-2017)
- TECHNIQUES DE L'INGENIEUR - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (étude) | Techniques de l'ingénieur (04-04-2017)
- Hindustan Times - New Delhi Edition, The - Rise in coal pollution responsible for low birthweight in newborns (04-04-2017)
- Ansa - Passaggio a centrali a carbone abbassa peso nascita bimbi (04-04-2017)
- SDA - Servizio di base in Italiano - Passaggio a centrali a carbone abbassa peso nascita bimbi (04-04-2017)
- SDA - Service de base français - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- Science News - When coal replaces a cleaner energy source, health is on the line (04-04-2017)
- Pittsburgh Tribune - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- ZME Science - Replacing nuclear power with coal plants may have caused babies to be born one-fourth of a pound lighter (04-04-2017)
- Reuters - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Digital Journal - Study: Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns (04-04-2017)
- Nature Asia - テネシー峡谷の原子炉の運転停止が大気汚染と出生時体重に及ぼした影響 (04-04-2017)
- I4U News - COAL POWER PLANTS LINKED TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (04-04-2017)
- KFGO-AM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- WHTC-AM Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- KWSN-AM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Channel NewsAsia - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Markets Insider - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- WHBL-AM Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Business Insider - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Thomson Reuters - UK - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- 104 7 Mix FM - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- thevan.fm - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- KELO-AM/KELO-FM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Reuters Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- WUSZ-FM - Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- 94.1 Duke FM - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- 1440 WNFL - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- WSAU-AM Online - Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights (04-04-2017)
- Sg.hu - A szénszennyezettség növekedésével csökken a babák születési súlya (04-04-2017)
- NewsDog - Study: Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns - NewsDog (04-04-2017)
- Digital Journal - Study: Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns (04-04-2017)
- webradio - A szénszennyezettség növekedésével csökken a babák születési súlya (04-04-2017)
- Techline.hu - Több mint öt százalékkal csökkent a babák születési súlya az amerikai Tennessee folyó völgyében, ahol széneromuvekre váltottak az 1979-es pennsylvaniai nukleáris baleset után - állapította meg egy amerikai tanulmány. (04-04-2017)
- SCIENCES ET AVENIR - ONLINE - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- No 2 Nuclear Power - Energy Policy (04-04-2017)
- RTL - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-04-2017)
- MeteoWeb - Gravidanza: vivere in zone con centrali a carbone influisce sul peso di nascita del bimbo - Meteo Web (04-04-2017)
- NewsDog - Coal Pollution Linked to sharp fall in birth-weight of newborns - NewsDog (04-04-2017)
- Bloomberg - Nuclear Power Is Worth Saving (04-03-2017)
- RELAXNEWS (SPE. LOISIRS) - DIRECTION - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Popular Mechanics - One More Big Reason We Should Be Worried About Bringing Back Coal (04-03-2017)
- PhysOrg - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Spektrum - Schadete Kernkraft-Stilllegung Babys? (04-03-2017)
- Ars Technica - Nuclear power policy in the ’80s caused low birth weights after coal stepped in (04-03-2017)
- Geo Television Network - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- India - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- 7SUR7 - Des bébés plus légers... à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-03-2017)
- NewsDog - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study - NewsDog (04-03-2017)
- Business Standard - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Yahoo! News - Philippines - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Middle East North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN) - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- MSN PH - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Lowvelder, The - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Yahoo! Singapore - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- CONNAISSANCE DES ENERGIES - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (étude) (04-03-2017)
- Popular Mechanics Online - One More Big Reason We Should Be Worried About Bringing Back Coal (04-03-2017)
- Berea Mail - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Krugersdorp News - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- SOUTH COAST HERALD Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- NewsDog - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study - NewsDog (04-03-2017)
- RTBF.BE - ONLINE - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (04-03-2017)
- France 24 - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- KOPITIAM BOT - Nuclear power policy in the '80s caused low birth weights after coal stepped in (04-03-2017)
- AFP - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - Online - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- Daily Mail - MailOnline UK - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- My informs - Surge in coal pollution led to smaller newborns: study (04-03-2017)
- arstechnica UK - Nuclear power policy in the ‘80s caused low birth weights after coal stepped in (04-03-2017)
- AFP - AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - DIRECTION GENERALE - Des nouveau-nés plus légers à cause de la pollution au charbon (étude) (04-03-2017)
- The Guardian - Switch from nuclear to coal-fired power linked to low birth weight in US region (04-03-2017)
Additional Information
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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