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Lorenzo will join IE University’s<\/path><\/svg><\/a> School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs as an Assistant Professor of Economics in September 2025. Previous to this role, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment<\/a> (London School of Economics and Political Science) and the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy (LEEP) Institute<\/path><\/svg><\/a> (University of Exeter). He is affiliated as a Visiting Fellow with the Dragon Capital Chair Programme in Biodiversity Economics<\/path><\/svg><\/a> and the Grantham Research Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His work combines environmental and development economics, focussing on the interplay between climate mitigation, biodiversity preservation, and economic development. He is also interested in issues of global and local environmental justice, and in the role of polluting industries in shaping environment-development trade-offs in resource-rich economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lorenzo obtained a PhD in Environmental Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science in April 2023. He holds a MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change (LSE) and a BSc in Economics and Trade from the University of Florence, Italy. During his PhD, he also held a Research Associate role at the European University Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Biodiversity Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Environment and Development Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Environmental Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

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