Douglas M. Walker

Doug Walker is a professor of economics at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, SC. His research focuses on the economic and social impacts of casino gambling. He has published two books and over 30 articles and book chapters on gambling in a variety of academic journals, such as the Journal of Health Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Public Choice, and the Journal of Gambling Studies. He does consulting work on the economic and social impacts of gambling for government and industry. Much of his academic work on gambling is available at his website, http://walkerd.people.cofc.edu