Walter Isard

Background

ISARD, Walter was born on April 19, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lazar and Anna (Podolin) Isard.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Temple University, 1939. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy Harvard University, 1941, 1943. Honorary Master of Arts University Pennsylvania, 1970.

Doctoris Honoris Causa Poznan Academy Economics, 1976, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, 1978, University Karlsruhe, 1979, Umea University, Illinois, 1980, University Illinois, 1982.

Career

Association Professor of Economics, Association Director Teaching Instructor Economics, American

University, 1948-1949. Research Fellow, Lector, Harvard University, 1949-1953. Association Professor Regional Economics, Director Urban Regional Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., USA, 1953-1956.

Visiting Professor, Regional Science, Yale University, 1960-1961. Professor Economics Regional Science and Peace Science, University Philadelphia, 1956-1979. Visiting Professor, Landscape Architecture and Regional Science, Harvard University, 1966-1971.

Senior Research Association, Visiting Professor of Economics, Cornell University, 1971-1979. Distinguished Visiting Professor Institute, fur Regionalwissenschaft, University Karlsruhe, 1972. Honorary Research Association, Center International Affairs, Harvard University, 1974.

Faculty Association Center Transp., Northwestern University, 1975-1977. Professor of Economics, Regional Science and Peace Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America, since 1979. Editor, Co-editor, Papers, Regional Science Association, 1954-1968, Papers, Peace Science Society (International), 1963.

Association Editor, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1968-1971. Editorial Boards, J. Conflict Resolution, 1972-1984. Co-editor, J. Peace Sciences, since 1973, Regional Science & Urban Economics, since 1974.

Editor, Regional Science Studies Series (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., USA Press, 1958-1973).

Achievements

• Edward Hillman Fellow, University Chicago, 1941-1942. United States Social Science Research Council, United Kingdom or United States of America Pre-doctoral Fellow, 1942-1943. USSR Post-doctoral Fellow, 1946-1948.
  
  Ford Foundation Fellow Economics and Business Administration, 1959-1960. Founder’s Medal, Regional Science Association, 1978. Fellow, Southern Regional Science Association, 1979.
  
  Founder, Regional Science Association, 1954, Peace Science Society (International),
  
  1968.

Works

• book

  • Regional Input-Output Study: Recollections, Reflections, and Diverse Notes on the Philadelphia Experience (Regional Science Studies)

    (Input-output analysis is based on an industry interaction...)

  • Methods of Regional Analysis: An Introduction to Regional Sciences (Regional Science Studies Series, No. 4)

    (An essential book.)

  • Location and Space-Economy: A General Theory Relating to Industrial Location,...
  • Location and Space Economy: A General Theory Relating to Industrial Location, Market Areas, Land Use, Trade and Urban Structures (Regional Science)
  • Methods of Regional Analysis (1960)
  • LOCATION AND SPACE-ECONOMY. A Gen'l Theory Relating to Industr. Location, Market
  • General Theory Social, Political, Economic & Regional with Particular Reference to Decision-Making Analysis (Regional Science Studies Series 8)
  • General Theory: Social, Political, Economic, and Regional With Particular Reference to Decision-Making Analysis
  • Introduction to Regional Science
  • Introduction to Regional Science

Membership

• Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science

• World Academy Art & Sci. (president 1977-81)

  1977 - 1981

• American Academy Art & Sci.

• American Geog. Society

• Reg. Association International; National Academy of Sciences

• Regional Sci. Association (president, Founders medal 1978)

• American Economic Association

• Econometric Society

• Association America Geographers

• Peace Sci. Society (president 1998)

• August L+

• Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

child:

Peter