Welcome!

I'm an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz College), a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a Research Affiliate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). My research interests lie at the intersection of Energy and Environmental Economics, Economic History, and Labor Economics. My work focuses on examining the impacts of the expansion of energy access, pollution, and environmental regulation on local development, health outcomes, and firm behavior since the age of electrification. I am also interested on the impacts of climate change on air pollution, electricity generation, and infectious disease, the effects of economic activity on environmental outcomes, and on racial issues in local labor markets and in higher education.

I'm a proud first-generation college student, immigrant, and queer.  My pronouns are he/him/his.

Email: ersevernini@gmail.com

Phone: (510) 860-1808

Office Address: 4800 Forbes Ave, 2212 HBH, Pittsburgh, PA 15213