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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 | 256

Highest and Cheapest Gas Prices by Country

May 15, 2012| 3

Price Rank Country $/Gallon Premium Pain at the Pump Price Rank Country $/Gallon Premium Pain at the Pump 1  Norway  $9.69  48 29 Poland $7.01 15 2  Denmark  $9.37  42 30 Cyprus $6.96 33 3  Italy  $9.35  29 31 Bulgaria $6.94 5 4  Netherlands  $9.35  37 32 Australia $6.75 49 5  Greece  $9.23  23 33 Singapore $6.70 45 6  Sweden  $8.97  44 34 Romania $6.59 7 7  Hong... Read »

Signs of Nationwide Real Estate Recovery in April?

May 11, 2012| 

Real estate sales reports for the month of April are just starting to be released by local realtor associations, and the reports out today are showing some strong... Read »

“Homeownership Bubble” Continues to Deflate

Apr 30, 2012| 

The homeownership rate in the U.S. fell in the first quarter of 2012 to 65.4% (see chart below), according to data released today by the Census Bureau. That was... Read »

Real GDP Increased 2.2% in the First Quarter

Apr 27, 2012| 

The BEA reported today that the overall economy (real GDP) grew by 2.2% at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2012. However, the private components of GDP (personal... Read »

Speculators Now Driving Down Oil Futures Prices

Apr 23, 2012| 

In anticipation of rising future supply and/or declining future demand, oil speculators are now driving oil prices down for December 2016 crude oil futures contracts.... Read »

Ion Proton Provides a Cheap Window into our DNA: The First Glimpses into the Once Unknowable

Mar 30, 2012| 

“For The Price Of Two iPads, This Machine Can Sequence An Entire Human Genome“: “If you want to take advantage of the latest plummeting price of... Read »

Crushing Economic Liberty to Protect Status Quo

Mar 29, 2012| 

About a year ago, I reported on CD about the Institute for Justice’s legal challenge of the anti-competitive protectionism in Nashville that was being practiced... Read »

Today’s Economic Reports

Mar 15, 2012| 

1. Seasonally-adjusted weekly initial claims for unemployment fell to 351,000 for the week ending March 10, which is the lowest level in four years, since 347,000... Read »

Measured in Gold, the Price of Oil is Below Average

Mar 12, 2012| 

From the Forbes article by Louis Woodhill “Gasoline Prices Are Not Rising, the Dollar Is Falling“: “As this is written (2/22/2012), West Texas... Read »

Has the Real Estate Market Finally Bottomed Out?

Mar 12, 2012| 

1. Home shortage in Las Vegas? Yes, for foreclosures Realtors say: “House hunters can’t be as picky in Las Vegas today as they were a year ago, especially... Read »

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