Dr. Thomas Kemp
Contact Information
Biography
Dr. Thomas Kemp is Chair and Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. His former employers include the Department of Transport – Abu Dhabi (2011-2012), The City of Eau Claire, WI (2007-2011), and Denver University (2001 – 2002). He has held visiting appointments at Ateneo University – Manila; Kobe University, Japan; Jinan University, China; and Vietnam National University, Vietnam. He currently teaches Econometrics, International Trade and Finance, The History of Economic Thought, and Macroeconomics. His ongoing research interests include non-market valuation, economic philosophy, and the economics of skateparks and skateboarding. His academic work has been published in a variety of journals including The Journal of Economic Analysis, The Appraisal Journal, Journal of Economic Issues, Review of Social Economy, and The Forum for Social Economics; and he is the author of the books, Progress and Reform: The Economic Thought of John R. Commons (2009) and Basic Macroeconomics (2016, 2022).
In his spare time, Dr. Kemp enjoys spending time with his family, at the skatepark, or wasting time and money riding and repairing old motor-scooters.
Education
- Ph.D., Colorado State University (Economics)
- M.A., Colorado State University (Economics)
- B.A., Carthage College (Economics, Minor in Modern Languages)
Teaching and Research Interests
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Economic Philosophy
- The Economics of Skateboarding and Skateparks
- Econometrics
- Local/State Economic Policy and Development
- Non-Market Valuation
Published Research
Since 2017
Kemp, Thomas. (2024). “The Legal Foundations of Property 1924-1978.” Journal of Economic Issues, In Press.
Kemp, T. A. (2024). Weak Sauce: Authenticity, Selling Out, and the Skateboard Industry: A Study in Community Resiliency. Journal of Economic Issues, 58(2), 572–579. https://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2024.2344440
Kemp, T. (2024). Shred Central: Estimating the user benefits associated with large public skateparks. Journal of Economic Analysis, 90. https://doi.org/10.58567/jea04010004
Kemp, Thomas A., Basic Macroeconomics (2nd edition). Cognella Publishing 2016, 2023.
Kemp, Thomas A., “Investigational Economics: A Practitioner’s Guide to Economics in the Tradition of John R. Commons” in Institutional Economics: Perspectives and Methods in Pursuit of a Better World. Ed. Charles Whalen. Routledge. 2022.
Wolf, D., & Kemp, T. (2021). Convergent validity of satellite and Secchi disk measures of water clarity in hedonic models. Land Economics, 97(1), 39-58.
Kemp, T., & Roehl, M. (2021). Identifying Opportunities to Participate in Advanced Energy: An Investigation into Estimating Real Capacity for Green Manufacturing and Structural Reform. Journal of Economic Issues, 55(2), 439-446.
Kemp, T. (2019). Integrating Applied Field Work into the Undergraduate Economics Curriculum. Journal of Economic Issues, 53(2), 471-477.
Kemp, Thomas A., Irene Ng*, and Haikal Mohammad*. (2017). The Impact of Water Clarity on Home Prices in Northwestern Wisconsin. The Appraisal Journal, 285-306.