After receiving his PhD, Walker taught in Boston and
Oxford, Ohio. In 1969, he moved to
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), where he served as professor of economics and chair of the economics department until his retirement in 1998. He specialized in the field of
microeconomics.[3] In 1998, he received the Distinguished University Professor Award.[4] After retiring he served as professor emeritus of economics.[2]
He was founder and president of the Walras Society, and president of the
History of Economics Society from 1987 until 1988.[5]
The Donald A. Walker Department of Economics Scholarship Fund at IUP is named after him.[6]
Personal life
Walker had one daughter and a grandson with his wife Patricia. He died on January 17, 2023.[3]
Books
Walras's Market Models, Cambridge University Press, 1996[7]
Advances In General Equilibrium Theory: The Hennipman Lectures, Edward Elgar Publishing, 1997[8]
The Legacy of Leon Walras, (Editor) Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001[9]
Walrasian Economics, Cambridge University Press, July 21, 2011[10]
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^"Past Presidents". The History of Economics Society. Retrieved 2022-10-17.