Zachary D. Cady is an associate economist with the Economic Research Center (ERC) at The Buckeye Institute. In this position, Cady produces original research that looks at and analyzes the impact of state and federal policies on peoples’ lives and the economy.

Cady is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at George Mason University, where his fields of specialty are monetary policy and applied econometrics. However, his research interests also include law and economics, public choice theory, and political economy. He has taught introductory courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics at the undergraduate level.

Prior to joining The Buckeye Institute, Cady was an economic research analyst at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, where he served as the lead researcher for Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government is Devouring Our Economy – And Our Freedom, as well as a research intern with the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute. He also worked at the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center.

In addition to his ongoing Ph.D. work, Cady graduated from George Mason University with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics. A native of western North Carolina, Cady loves spending time with his family, watching and critiquing movies and television shows, and watching football.