Bio

May is head of macro-modelling in Monetary Analysis at the Bank of England.

May’s area of research is in household finance and bank lending behaviour. In particular, she is interested in how households make decisions, and in uncovering patterns of consumption and debt behaviours. May has also worked on labour markets, including how firms’ outcomes respond in a credit crunch. Her research predominantly uses applied microeconometric and panel data techniques.

She holds a PhD from University College London and an MA from McGill University.