Dr. Deborah Walker
Chair and Professor of Economics

970-247-7624
walker_d@fortlewis.edu

Expertise:

  • Austrian economics 

  • Economics 

  • Evolution of Economic Thought 

  • Industrial Organization 

  • Microeconomic Theory 

  • Public Choice/Public Sector Economics 

  • Public Policy 

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, George Mason University 
  • MBA, Economics, Arizona State University 
  • B.S. Economics, Arizona State University 

About Dr. Deborah Walker

Deborah Walker is a professor of economics in the School of Business Administration at Fort Lewis College. She joined the college in 2002 and has also served as director of the Fort Lewis College Office of Economic Analysis and Business Research. Dr. Walker frequently leads groups of students to complete Economic Impact Studies for businesses and organizations in the Four Corners region, including the Festival of Trees, the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally, the 91桃色 Independent Film Festival and most recently, the La Plata County Humane Society Shelter and Thrift Store. Prior to Fort Lewis, Dr. Walker was an associate professor at Loyola University New Orleans and a public policy analyst in Washington D.C.

In 2013, Dr. Walker received the Western Casewriters Association Best Case Award for her case on how the entrepreneur of a gym in a small town dealt with maintaining personal relationships with gym members while growing the gym’s membership. 

 

In the news

Students in Deborah Walker's "Local Economic Development" course on the potential revenue and costs of retail marijuana sales in the town of Bayfield. [6/6/18]

Journal articles

  • "The Twin Buttes Development: Smart Growth or No Growth," Journal of Case Research and Inquiry, Forthcoming 2015 
  • "The Shape of Things to Come: A Small Town Gym’s Challenge," Western Casewriters Association Conference, March 2013
  • "Professors and Pay," Western Casewriters Association Conference, March 2014