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Edgardo Sepulveda

Associate Fellow (National Institute on Ageing), Toronto Metropolitan University

Edgardo Sepulveda an Associate Fellow at the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) in Toronto, Canada. His broader research focuses on economic inequality, the electricity sector and decarbonization (see edecarb.org), and COVID from a social science perspective.

Edgardo has been a consulting economist for more than 25 years during which he has advised UN agencies, the World Bank, national Ministries and Regulatory Agencies, operators, public interest groups and unions in more than 40 countries.

He has an M.A. in Economics, is fluent in English and Spanish and has a good working knowledge of French. Edgardo is a member of the American Economics Association (AEA), the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) and the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).

Experience

  • 2006–present
    Consultant, Sepulveda Consulting
  • 2020–present
    Associate Fellow, National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University)

Education

  • 1989 
    Queen's Univesity, M.A.
  • 1988 
    University of British Columbia, B.A. (Honours)

Publications

  • 2021
    Income inequality and COVID-19 mortality: Age-stratified analysis of 22 OECD countries.,
  • 2020
    A Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Residents in 12 OECD Countries.,

Professional Memberships

  • American Economics Association
  • Canadian Economics Association
  • International Association for Energy Economics