Leslie McGranahan
Senior Vice President and Director of Regional Research and Engagement
About
Leslie McGranahan is senior vice president and director of regional research and engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Her primary research interests relate to the effects of federal, state, and local government policy on individuals and households. She has written about numerous government programs, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, and the sales tax. She also closely follows regional and national developments in government spending and revenues.
McGranahan’s research has been published in journals, including the National Tax Journal and Journal of Political Economy. Her work has also been featured in the Chicago Fed Letter and Economic Perspectives, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s publications.
McGranahan returned to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2004 after working as a lecturer at the University of Warwick and as research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London, England. She received a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University and master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from Northwestern University.
Bank Publications
Chicago Fed Insights
Chicago Fed Letter
Economic Perspectives
Michigan Economy Blog
Midwest Economy Blog
ProfitWise News and Views
Working papers
Working Papers
Selected External Publications
Acceptances in Academic Journals and Books
With Gene Amromin, 2015, "The Great Recession and Credit Trends across Income Groups," American Economic Review, Vol. 105, No. 5, pp. 147-53.
Presentations and Other Resources
Supplemental Figures
Expanded versions of figures that appeared in the publication.
