| Charles Jesse Bullock | |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Employer: | Harvard University |
| Occupation: | Economist |
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.
Charles J. Bullock was born in Boston on May 21, 1869.[1] [2] He graduated from Boston University, and he earned a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1895.[1] His thesis supervisor was Richard T. Ely.[1]
Bullock taught economics at Cornell University and Williams College.[1] became an assistant professor of economics at Harvard University in 1903.[1] He became a tenured professor in 1908.[1] 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.[3]
Bullock was an expert in public finance.[1] He advised the governments of Massachusetts and other states on taxation.[1]
Bullock died on March 17, 1941, in Hingham, Massachusetts.[4]
. Smith. Adam. Adam Smith. Bullock. Charles J.. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1909. P F Collier & Son. New York.
. Friedman. Walter A.. Walter A. Friedman. Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters. 2014. Princeton University Press. Princeton, New Jersey. 9780691159119. 128–165. 858778194. Chapter 4: C.J. Bullock and Warren Persons: The Harvard ABC Chart. 'The Statistician... attempts to find an analogy existing in an orderly universe'.