
Marguerite Obolensky
PhD Student - 2024-25 Job Market Candidate

Personal Details
Marguerite (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Sustainable Development PhD program. She investigates adaptation to climate change and the role government policies play in facilitating the transition. Her research combines methods from international trade and empirical industrial organization with satellite and climate model data.
She holds a Master's degree in Environmental Economics and Climate Change from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor's in Environmental Science from Ecole Polytechnique, France. Before joining Columbia University, Marguerite worked as a consultant in disaster risk management for the World Bank.