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Jesse Leigh Maniff

Senior Fin Inst Policy Analyst II Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems
[email protected]

Education

  • M.S., Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
  • J.D., Law, University of Michigan Law School, 2011
  • A.B., Public Policy and American Institutions, Brown University, 2008
Current Research Topics
  • Digital Currencies and Distributed Ledgers
  • Innovations in Payments
  • Senior Fin Inst Policy Analyst II

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2021 - present
  • Payments System Research Analyst/Specialist

    Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

    2014 - 2021
  • Examining CBDC and Wholesale Payments
    Jon Durfee, Jesse Leigh Maniff, and Priyanka Slattery
    FEDS Notes (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3368
  • An Examination of First-Mover Advantage for a CBDC
    Ken Isaacson, Jesse Leigh Maniff, and Paul Wong
    FEDS Notes (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3230
  • Distributed Ledger Technology, Carbon Accounting, and Emissions Trading
    Alessandro Cocco, Jesse Leigh Maniff, David Rodziewicz, and Michael Warner
    Chicago Fed Letter (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.21033/cfl-2022-474
  • Déjà Vu All Over Again: What the Return of Private Currencies Could Mean for Central Banks
    Susan E. Zubradt and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2021)
  • Inclusion by Design: Crafting a Central Bank Digital Currency to Reach All Americans
    Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2020)
  • Comparing Means of Payment: What Role for a Central Bank Digital Currency?
    Paul Wong and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    FEDS Notes (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2739
  • Motives Matter: Examining Potential Tension in Central Bank Digital Currency Designs
    Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2020)
  • Safe-Haven Performance in the Age of Bitcoin
    Jesse Leigh Maniff, Sabrina Minhas, David Rodziewicz, and Rebecca Ruiz
    Economic Bulletin (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) (2020)
  • Still on Trial? The Court’s Use of Economic Analysis in the American Express Case
    Jesse Leigh Maniff and Ying Lei Toh
    Payments System Research Briefing (2020)
  • How Did We Get Here? From Observing Private Currencies to Exploring Central Bank Digital Currency
    Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2020)
  • Banking on Distributed Ledger Technology: Can It Help Banks Address Financial Inclusion?
    Jesse Leigh Maniff and W. Blake Marsh
    Economic Review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) (2017)
  • Competition and Coordination: The Card Network Balancing Act
    Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2017)
  • Data Breach Notification Laws
    Richard J. Sullivan and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Economic Review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) (2016)
  • Driver of Choice? The Cost of Financial Products for Unbanked Consumers
    Fumiko Hayashi, Josh Hanson, and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Research Working Paper (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) (2015)
  • Change is Coming: What the EMV Migration May Mean for Payments Innovation
    Terri Bradford and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2015)
  • Interchange Fees and Network Rules: A Shift from Antitrust Litigation to Regulatory Measures in Various Countries
    Fumiko Hayashi and Jesse Leigh Maniff
    Payments System Research Briefing (2014)
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Last Update: December 18, 2023