Ray J. Ball is an accounting researcher and Sidney Davidson Professor at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

. He was a 2009 inductee into the Accounting Hall of Fame

Accounting Hall of Fame

The Accounting Hall of Fame is an award "recognizing accountants who are making or have made a significant contribution to the advancement of accounting" since the beginning of the 20th century. Inductees are from both accounting academia and practice...

, in recognition of his contributions to the field.

He is an editor of the Journal of Accounting Research

Journal of Accounting Research

The Journal of Accounting Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal associated with the University of Chicago. It was established in 1963 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Accounting Research Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.Its current editors are...

, one of the top journals in accounting research.

He graduated from the University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

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 with a bachelors degree in accounting. In 1968 and 1972 he received MBA and Ph.D. degrees from University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

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