Background
Bell was born in 1924 in New York City to Samuel D. Bell and Miriam Wilkes Bell.
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The Theory and Measurement of Business Income
( "This is a well-written book; the complex ideas are cle...)
"This is a well-written book; the complex ideas are clearly expressed and the arguments well stated. There is some apparent rediscovery (and renaming) of old ideas, but the process is made palatable and worthwhi le by the crispness of the discussion and the un wavering penetration to the root of each issue as it arises. Most difficult problems in the social sciences, the authors note, have no definitive solutions, but simply outcomes. This book deserves a niche among the classic works in the business income literature as a significant milestone on the road to whatever outcome the future holds." --The Journal of Business "Professors Edwards and Bell give us a most satisfying study of different concepts of business income. It is rare to find authors so much at home in both economics and accounting. As they themselves suggest, time may show that their programme needs amendment; but they state the problem clearly and provide an excellent starting point. In passing, they give help on many other questions--when to replace plant, how to measure depreciation, which rate of compound interest to use in budgets, and so on. Beyond doubt their book is the most wise and original contribution to accounting theory since Professor Bonbright wrote 'The Valuation of Property' a quarter of a century ago." --The Economist
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The Theory and Measurement of Business Income Bell, Philip W. ( Author ) { Hardcover } 1961
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The Sterling Area in the Postwar World
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Toward Greater Logic and Utility in Accounting: The Collected Writings of Philip W. Bell (Routledge New Works in Accounting History)
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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Philip Wilkes Bell
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Education
He obtained his Bachelor in Economics from Princeton University in 1947, his Master of Arts in Economics from University of California, Berkeley in 1949, and back at Princeton his Doctor of Philosophy in international economics in 1954 under guidance of Jacob Viner with the thesis, entitled "The Sterling Area in the Post-War World.".
Career
In World World War II Bell had served as pilot in the United States. Air Force, and back in the States he was correspondent for The New York Times in the year 1946–1947. In 1952 he started his academic career as Assistant Professor in economics at Haverford College. After other academic positions in economics at the University of California, Berkeley and Boston University, in 1978 he was appointed William Alexander Kirkland Professor of Accounting and Economics at Rice University.
Bell developed his interest in international economics, especially international financial flows, development economics and economic development.
He was consultant for the United States. Departments of Treasury and State, the United States Agency for International Development, and among others for the Kenyan government. He was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 2003.
Works
book
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The Theory and Measurement of Business Income
( "This is a well-written book; the complex ideas are cle...)
- The Theory and Measurement of Business Income Bell, Philip W. ( Author ) { Hardcover } 1961
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Toward Greater Logic and Utility in Accounting: The Collected Writings of Philip W. Bell (Routledge New Works in Accounting History)
(First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
- The Sterling Area in the Post-war World
- The Sterling Area in the Postwar World
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The Theory and Measurement of Business Income
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