Marianne Fay
American economist, writer
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Marianne Fay is an American economist and writer. She specializes in infrastructure, development, and climate change.
Marianne Fay | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
Education
Marianne Fay received a PhD in economics from Columbia University in 1994, with a dissertation on "Infrastructure, Income Distribution and Growth".[1]
Career
Fay is an researches economics and global climate change.[2][3] She serves as Chief Economist for the Sustainable Development Vice Presidency at the World Bank, where she previously served as Chief Economist for Climate Change.[4] While working with the World Bank, she has led a number of reports and authored multiple articles on the topics of infrastructure, urbanization, and climate change. She regularly lectures at conferences.[5][6][7][8]
Fay has long-maintained that,— "Climate change represents a direct and immediate threat to poverty alleviation.”[9] In speaking with the Rwanda's The New Times in 2009, she noted,— “Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected by climate change... They need scaled-up financial and technological support to help vulnerable people adapt to climate change, while also meeting urgent energy needs.”[10]
In 2010, Fay co-directed the World Development Report on Development and Climate Change, and has contributed to a number of additional World Development Reports.[11][12] In 2012, she became a founding member of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, led by the Global Green Growth Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED), the United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the World Bank.[13] Fay spoke to reporters on the heels of a World Bank report release in 2017 about the need for Latin America to future-proof its infrastructure.[14] She is currently a member of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform's Steering Committee.[15]
Selected works
- Rethinking Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2017, ISBN 978-1-4648-1101-2[16][17]
- Shock Waves. 2016, ISBN 978-1-4648-0673-5[18][19]
- Decarbonizing Development. 2015, ISBN 978-1-4648-0479-3[20][21]
- Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 2010, ISBN 978-0-8213-8131-1[22][23]
- Current Debates on Infrastructure Policy. World Bank Publications, 2009.[24]
Working papers
- Funding and financing infrastructure: the joint-use of public and private finance. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2018.[25]
- Rising incomes and inequality of access to infrastructure among Latin American households. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2017.[26]
- Climate change and poverty—an analytical framework. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2014.[27]
- Green industrial policies: when and how. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2013.[28]
- From Growth to Green Growth - a Framework. NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, 2012.[29]
- Financing greener and climate-resilient infrastructure in developing countries - challenges and opportunities. EIB Papers from European Investment Bank, Economics Department, 2010.[30]
- Adapting to Climate Change in ECA. World Bank Other Operational Studies from The World Bank, 2009.[31]
- Death of distance? Economic implications of infrastructure improvement in Russia. EIB Papers from European Investment Bank, Economics Department, 2008.[32]
- Current debates on infrastructure policy. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2007.[33]
- Product market regulation in Bulgaria: a comparison with OECD Countries. Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank, 2007.[34]