Marianne Fay Explained

Marianne Fay
Nationality:American
Field:Economics
Alma Mater:Columbia University

Marianne Fay is an American economist and writer. She specializes in infrastructure, development, and climate change.

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

Working papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doctoral Dissertations in Economics Ninety-second Annual List. American Economic Association. December 1995.
  2. The Energy-Poverty-Climate Nexus. Christian E. . Casillas. Daniel M. . Kammen . 25 November 2010. University of California, Berkeley. Policy Forum. 330. 6008. 1181–1182 . 10.1126/science.1197412. 21109654 . 2010Sci...330.1181C. 206529776.
  3. Web site: The world's leading climate researchers are gathering at the School of Business, Economics & Law - University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Backteman. Karin. Göteborgs universitet. en. 2019-01-18.
  4. Web site: Marianne Fay, Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency, World Bank. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . OECD.org.
  5. Web site: Laying out a Path to a Climate-smart World. Green. Jared. 2010-05-26. THE DIRT. en. 2019-01-18.
  6. Web site: Green economy is vital for EU's global competitiveness - PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. www.pbl.nl. 29 June 2015. 2019-01-22.
  7. Web site: Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Annual Conference: Transforming Development through Inclusive Green Growth. UN Environment. 24 November 2017 . en. 2019-01-22.
  8. Web site: conference – Step Up Consulting. 17 October 2014 . en. 2019-01-22.
  9. Web site: World Bank Outlines Linkages Between Climate Change, Poverty Eradication - News - SDG Knowledge Hub - IISD. Hub. IISD's SDG Knowledge. en-US. 2019-01-18.
  10. News: World Bank calls for climate change to maintain economic growth . 22 May 2020 . The New Times - Rwanda . 16 September 2009 . en.
  11. Ross-Larson . Bruce . Fay . Marianne . Bierbaum . Rosina M. . 2009-11-06 . World development report 2010 : development and climate change . en . 1–444.
  12. Web site: Marianne Fay. Fay. Marianne. 2009-03-24. World Bank Blogs. 2019-01-18.
  13. Web site: About Us. 2013-07-29. Green Growth Knowledge Platform. en. 2019-01-18.
  14. Web site: World Bank: Latin America needs to climate proof infrastructure. NBC News. 10 April 2017 . en. 2019-01-18.
  15. Web site: Marianne Fay. 2013-11-14. Green Growth Knowledge Platform. en. 2019-01-18.
  16. Book: Marianne, Fay. Rethinking infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean : spending better to achieve more. Andrés, Luis Alberto, Fox, Charles (Of World Bank), Narloch, Ulf, Straub, Stephane, Slawson, Michael. 9781464811029. Washington, DC. 994882872. 2017-08-02.
  17. Fay. Marianne. Andres. Luis. Fox. Charles. Narloch. Ulf. Straub. Stephane. Slawson. Michael. 2017. Rethinking Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  18. Book: Stéphane, Hallegatte. Shock waves : managing the impacts of climate change on poverty. 9781464806742. Washington, D.C.. 931226996. 2015-11-23.
  19. Hallegatte. Stephane. Bangalore. Mook. Bonzanigo. Laura. Fay. Marianne. Kane. Tamaro. Narloch. Ulf. Rozenberg. Julie. Tréguer. David. Vogt-Schilb. Adrien. 2016. Shock Waves.
  20. Book: Marianne, Fay. Decarbonizing development : three steps to a zero-carbon future. Hallegatte, Stéphane, Vogt-Schilb, Adrien, Rozenberg, Julie, Narloch, Ulf, Kerr, Thomas M.. 2015. 9781464804809. Washington, DC. 914355531.
  21. Fay. Marianne. Hallegatte. Stephane. Vogt-Schilb. Adrien. Rozenberg. Julie. Narloch. Ulf. Kerr. Tom. 2015. Decarbonizing Development.
  22. Book: Adapting to climate change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 2010. World Bank. Fay, Marianne., Block, Rachel I., Ebinger, Jane O.. 9780821381328. Washington, DC. 593265621.
  23. Fay. Marianne. Block. Rachel I.. Ebinger. Jane. 2010. Adapting to Climate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
  24. Estache. Antonio. Fay. Marianne. 2009. Current Debates on Infrastructure Policy.
  25. Fay. Marianne. Martimort. David. Straub. Stephane. 2018. Funding and financing infrastructure: the joint-use of public and private finance.
  26. Fay. Marianne. Straub. Stephane. 2017. Rising incomes and inequality of access to infrastructure among Latin American households.
  27. Hallegatte. Stephane. Bangalore. Mook. Bonzanigo. Laura. Fay. Marianne. Narloch. Ulf. Rozenberg. Julie. Vogt-Schilb. Adrien. 2014. Climate change and poverty -- an analytical framework.
  28. Hallegatte. Stephane. Fay. Marianne. Vogt-Schilb. Adrien. 2013. Green industrial policies: when and how.
  29. Hallegatte. Stephane. Heal. Geoffrey. Fay. Marianne. Tréguer. David. 2012. From Growth to Green Growth - a Framework.
  30. Fay. Marianne. Iimi. Atsushi. Perrissin-Fabert. Baptiste. 2010. Financing greener and climate-resilient infrastructure in developing countries - challenges and opportunities.
  31. Fay. Marianne. Block. Rachel. Carrington. Tim. Ebinger. Jane. 2009. Adapting to Climate Change in ECA.
  32. Brown. David. Fay. Marianne. Lall. Somik. Gun Wang. Hyoung. Felkner. John. 2008. Death of distance? Economic implications of infrastructure improvement in Russia.
  33. Estache. Antonio. Fay. Marianne. 2007. Current debates on infrastructure policy.
  34. Fay. Marianne. De Rosa. Donato. Ilieva. Stella. 2007. Product market regulation in Bulgaria: a comparison with OECD Countries.

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