Columbus, OH – The Buckeye Institute announced today that Andrew J. Kidd, Ph.D., has joined its Economic Research Center as a senior level economist. In this role, Kidd will conduct and produce original economic research that looks at and analyzes the impact of state and federal policies on peoples’ lives and on the economy.

“We are pleased to have Dr. Kidd join our team and help lead our efforts to produce reliable economic research and data analysis that looks at how government policies and proposals impact state budgets and our wallets,” said Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of the Buckeye Institute. “This type of research is vital for policymakers around the country as they work to understand how their proposals will affect government revenues, economic growth, and job creation.” 

A native Ohioan, Kidd received his bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from the University of Notre Dame before completing his master’s degree and his doctorate in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Kidd has served as a research assistant at the UW Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was involved in research that looked at the impact of premium policy changes to BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s health care coverage program for low-income Wisconsin residents.

During his time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kidd’s research focus was in demography, education, labor outcomes, and the effects of public policy on labor, education, and health outcomes.

Tyler Shankel also joined Buckeye’s Economic Research Center as an economic policy analyst. Shankel earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in Persian from The Ohio State University. There, he worked on a comprehensive policy analysis project examining land tenure reform on Indian reservations, and other policy issues relating to economic development in Native American communities. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder’s economics doctorate program before returning to Columbus.

“Andrew and Tyler are great additions to our team and their work and research will benefit not just policymakers in Ohio and throughout the country, but it will benefit ordinary citizens who want to know how budgetary and tax policy proposals will affect them and pocketbooks,” said Rea S. Hederman, executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute.

The Economic Research Center at The Buckeye Institute provides reliable economic research, data analysis, and econometric modeling at the state level. Using a macroeconomic dynamic scoring model – developed by economists at the Economic Research Center – ERC research shows how even small policy changes affect state budgets, citizens’ pocketbooks, and individual behavior.

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