Thomas Krumel, PhD

Assistant Professor of Economics

Faculty

Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth

Thomas Krumel

Thomas Krumel is a scholar at the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth and an assistant professor of economics in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He teaches undergraduate courses on microeconomics and computational economics. His research focuses on rural economic development, labor demand, and employment skill gaps. Dr. Krumel is in the process of implementing a $500,000 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant analyzing labor market skills mismatch. Prior to coming to NDSU, he worked as an agricultural economist at USDA, where he received the Under Secretary's Research Award for his contribution to the USDA's rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Areas of Study & Research

  • Rural economic development
  • Labor demand
  • Employment skills gap
  • Rural consciousness
  • Meat packing industry

Education

  • PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut
  • MS, Geographic Information Science, University of Minnesota
  • MA, Economics, University of Akron
  • BA, International Studies, Mount Union College

Publications

Recent Research Publications
Journal article The Paycheck Protection Program and Small Business Performance: Evidence from Craft Breweries
Journal article Meatpacking Working Conditions and the Spread of COVID-19
Journal article Linking Employment and Death: Measuring the Structural Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths for Non-telework Essential Workers
Report Persistently Poor Rural Counties Experienced Lower Employment Impacts From the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic but Have Higher Cumulative COVID-19 Case Rates
Report Rural America at a Glance: 2021 Edition
Journal article Labour Demand in the Time of Post-COVID-19
Report Meatpacking Working Conditions and the Spread of COVID-19
Recent Media Publications
Article | North Dakota Monitor The Number of Job Openings has Declined Sharply in Every State
Interview | NPR Marketplace The Ghosts of Debt Ceilings Past
Interview | NPR Marketplace $2 Trillion in Savings, Spent
Interview | Prairie Public Main Street Dr. Thomas Krumel, COVID-19 and Meat Processors