John Whitefield Kendrick (July 27, 1917, Brooklyn – November 17, 2009, Arlington, Virginia) was a pioneer in productivity measurement and economic accounting.[1][2]
Dr. Kendrick authored more than a dozen books on economics and productivity.[2]
LegacyEdit
The Kendrick Prizes, named for Dr. Kendrick, are offered by the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW) for the best articles published each year in their journal, the Review of Income and Wealth.[4]
Main worksEdit
Kendrick, John W. “Expanding Imputed Values in the National Income and Product Accounts.” Review of Income and Wealth 25, no. 4 (December 1979): 349–363.
Kendrick, John W.; Carl E. Jones. “Gross National Farm Product in Constant Dollars, 1910–1950.” Survey of Current Business 31 (September 1951): 12–19.
Kendrick, John W., assisted by Maude R. Pech. Productivity Trends in the United States. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) General Series no. 71. Princeton University Press, 1961.
Kendrick, John W. Postwar Productivity Trends in the United States. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1973.
Kendrick, John W., assisted by Yvonne Lethem and Jennifer Rowley. The Formation and Stocks of Total Capital. NBER General Series no. 100. New York: Columbia University Press for NBER, 1976.
Kendrick, John W. and Elliot S. Grossman. Productivity in the United States: Trends and Cycles. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
Kendrick, John W. and Beatrice N. Vaccara (eds). New Developments in Productivity Measurement and Analysis. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980.
ReferencesEdit
^ abAn Appreciation of John W. Kendrick at bea.gov
^ abT. Rees Shapiro. John W. Kendrick dies; GWU professor, Commerce chief economist. Washington Post. 10 Dec 2009.
^View/Search Fellows of the ASA 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
john, whitefield, kendrick, july, 1917, brooklyn, november, 2009, arlington, virginia, pioneer, productivity, measurement, economic, accounting, born, 1917, july, 1917brooklyn, yorkdied17, november, 2009, 2009, aged, arlington, virginianationalityamericanalma,. John Whitefield Kendrick July 27 1917 Brooklyn November 17 2009 Arlington Virginia was a pioneer in productivity measurement and economic accounting 1 2 John Whitefield KendrickBorn 1917 07 27 27 July 1917Brooklyn New YorkDied17 November 2009 2009 11 17 aged 92 Arlington VirginiaNationalityAmericanAlma materGeorge Washington UniversityScientific careerFieldsEconomics StatisticsInstitutionsGeorge Washington UniversityDoctoral studentsCarol S CarsonKendrick worked as an economist from 1946 to 1953 at the Office of Business Economics the predecessor to the U S Bureau of Economic Analysis and from 1955 to 1988 as a professor at George Washington University 1 In 1963 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association 3 Contents 1 Education 2 Legacy 3 Main works 4 ReferencesEducation EditKendrick received a bachelor s degree in history in 1937 and a master s degree in economics in 1939 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill In 1955 he received a doctorate from George Washington University Dr Kendrick authored more than a dozen books on economics and productivity 2 Legacy EditThe Kendrick Prizes named for Dr Kendrick are offered by the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth IARIW for the best articles published each year in their journal the Review of Income and Wealth 4 Main works EditKendrick John W Expanding Imputed Values in the National Income and Product Accounts Review of Income and Wealth 25 no 4 December 1979 349 363 Kendrick John W Carl E Jones Gross National Farm Product in Constant Dollars 1910 1950 Survey of Current Business 31 September 1951 12 19 Kendrick John W assisted by Maude R Pech Productivity Trends in the United States National Bureau of Economic Research NBER General Series no 71 Princeton University Press 1961 Kendrick John W Postwar Productivity Trends in the United States New York National Bureau of Economic Research 1973 Kendrick John W assisted by Yvonne Lethem and Jennifer Rowley The Formation and Stocks of Total Capital NBER General Series no 100 New York Columbia University Press for NBER 1976 Kendrick John W and Elliot S Grossman Productivity in the United States Trends and Cycles Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 1980 Kendrick John W and Beatrice N Vaccara eds New Developments in Productivity Measurement and Analysis Chicago The University of Chicago Press 1980 References Edit a b An Appreciation of John W Kendrick at bea gov a b T Rees Shapiro John W Kendrick dies GWU professor Commerce chief economist Washington Post 10 Dec 2009 View Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016 06 16 at the Wayback Machine accessed 2016 07 23 Kendrick Prize at IARIW web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Whitefield Kendrick amp oldid 1168422334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
