Charles J. Bullock

Charles Jesse Bullock
Born	(1869-05-21)May 21, 1869 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1941(1941-03-17) (aged 71) Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University University of Wisconsin
Occupation	Economist
Employer	Harvard University

Charles Jesse Bullock (1869–1941) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at Harvard University. He was an expert in public finance.

Early life

Charles J. Bullock was born in Boston on May 21, 1869. He graduated from Boston University, and he earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1895. His thesis supervisor was Richard T. Ely.

Career

Bullock taught economics at Cornell University and Williams College. became an assistant professor of economics at Harvard University in 1903. He became a tenured professor in 1908. He was the author of several books. He also edited The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith in 1909.

Bullock served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914.

Bullock was an expert in public finance. He advised the governments of Massachusetts and other states on taxation.

Death

Bullock died on March 17, 1941, in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Works

• Bullock, Charles Jesse (1895). The Finances of the United States from 1775 to 1789: With Especial Reference to the Budget. Madison, Wisconsin: The University.
• Bullock, C. J. (1897). Introduction to the study of Economics. Silver, Burdett and Company.
• Bullock, Charles J. (1900). Essays on the Monetary History of the United States. London: Macmillan.
• Bullock, C. J. (1905). The elements of Economics. Silver, Burdett.
• Bullock, Charles J. (1907). Historical Sketch of the Finances and Financial Policy of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1905. New York: Macmillan. OCLC 2352637.
• Smith, Adam (1909). Bullock, Charles J. (ed.). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. New York: P F Collier & Son.
• Bullock, Charles J. (1920). Selected Readings in Public Finance. New York: Ginn & Company. OCLC 760482073.

Further reading

• Friedman, Walter A. (2014). "Chapter 4: C.J. Bullock and Warren Persons: The Harvard ABC Chart. 'The Statistician... attempts to find an analogy existing in an orderly universe'". Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 128–165. ISBN 9780691159119. OCLC 858778194.