Ben Henken
Advisor to the Research Director

About
Ben Henken is advisor to the research director in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Prior to joining the Chicago Fed, Ben was a senior associate at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, DC, and a research associate at the Yale Program on Financial Stability in New Haven. Ben has a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Northwestern University and a master’s in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University.
Bank Publications
Recent Publications
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Katherine Jolley, Ezra Karger, Aryan Safi | Chicago Fed Insights | 2025 | September
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Ezra Karger | Chicago Fed Insights | 2025 | July
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Ezra Karger | Chicago Fed Letter | 2025 | No. 506 | June Download
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Bart Hobijn, Ezra Karger, Anna Paulson, Jim Royal | Chicago Fed Letter | 2024 | No. 503 | October Download
Ben Henken | Chicago Fed Insights | 2024 | August
Chicago Fed Insights
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Katherine Jolley, Ezra Karger, Aryan Safi | 2025 | September
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Ezra Karger | 2025 | July
Ben Henken | 2024 | August
Chicago Fed Letter
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Ezra Karger | 2025 | No. 506 | June Download
Scott A. Brave, Ben Henken, Bart Hobijn, Ezra Karger, Anna Paulson, Jim Royal | 2024 | No. 503 | October Download