ABSTRACT
From 1916, when he first contributed to the accounting literature, to 1955, when he published the last major textbook of which he was sole author, William A.Paton wrote frequently and with feeling on the vexing subject of the impact on accounting of changing prices. His writings have been widely quoted by both academics and practitioners, and one may confidently conclude that Paton was among the most influential American writers on accounting in this period.
