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Mark J. Perry

Affiliation: University of Michigan

Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan.

He holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University in Washington, D.C. and an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Since 1997, Professor Perry has been a member of the Board of Scholars for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan research and public policy institute in Michigan.

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Mark J. Perry's Latest Articles | 105

Crowding Out in Pictures

Mar 4, 2010| 

HT: Russ Roberts  Read More →

February Auto Sales: Ford Tops the List

Mar 2, 2010| 

The table below shows February U.S. vehicle sales (data here), ranked by the percentage change from February of last year. Overall sales in February were up 13.3%... Read »

Climate Change: Al “Bigfoot” Gore Is Not Willing to Change His Lifestyle, But the Rest of You Should

Feb 28, 2010| 2

From Al Gore’s article “We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change” in today’s NY Times: “It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks... Read »

U.S. Consumers, American Companies Slammed with New Steel Taxes

Feb 26, 2010| 

Business Insider Headline: “U.S. Steel Unions Score American Consumers Dealt Yet Another Huge Victory Loss As China They Are Slammed With New Steel Tariffs... Read »

Existing Home Sales Disappoint for December but Year-to-Year January Sales Increased at 11.5%

Feb 26, 2010| 

“Existing-home sales fell in January but are above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales – including... Read »

How Currency Manipulation Creates American Jobs

Feb 19, 2010| 1

WSJ — “President Obama and other administration officials argue that the Chinese currency is undervalued. That makes Chinese exports artificially cheap... Read »

Homeownership Falls to 10-Year Low

Feb 16, 2010| 

According to data released several weeks ago by the Census Bureau, the U.S. homeownership rate fell to 67.2% in the fourth quarter of 2009, the lowest rate since... Read »

Highest Paid Madison City Worker: $159k Busdriver

Feb 11, 2010| 

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL — “Madison’s highest paid city government employee last year wasn’t the mayor. It wasn’t the police chief.... Read »

The Projected Shares of Real World GDP Through 2030

Feb 11, 2010| 

The chart below of historical real world GDP shares was featured on CD in November and generated lots of discussion (44 comments) and was also featured on Greg Mankiw’s... Read »

U.S. Patent Activity from 1883 to 2008

Feb 11, 2010| 

The chart above plots the annual number of approved patents in the U.S. from 1883 to 2008, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization.... Read »

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