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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 | 244

Will Apple’s Profits Be Investigated Next?

May 17, 2011| 

I wouldn’t want to give Obama or Congress any ideas, but in the first quarter of 2011, Apple (AAPL) was more profitable than ExxonMobil based based on both... Read »

The “Decline or Demise” of U.S. Farming?

May 2, 2011| 

In this post on manufacturing’s declining share of GDP for both the U.S. and global economies, Scott Grannis writes: “In this same vein, I would add... Read »

Global Economy’s Remarkable Recovery

Apr 22, 2011| 

The CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis released its monthly report today on world trade and world industrial production for the month of February.... Read »

Producer Price Food Inflation: Crude (High and Volatile) vs. Consumer Goods (Low and Stable)

Apr 15, 2011| 

The chart above shows the annual inflation rates for: a) crude foodstuffs and feedstuffs (e.g. wheat, corn, animals for slaughter, peanuts, cottonseed, and soybeans),... Read »

Financial Stress Index Back to Oct. 2007 Level

Apr 15, 2011| 

The St. Louis Federal Reserve updated its Financial Stress Index yesterday for the week ending April 8, see chart above (data here). This index measure of the... Read »

10-Year History of PPI Inflation Update

Apr 14, 2011| 

Based on today’s PPI report from the BLS, the charts above are updated from last month’s CD post on producer price inflation where I suggested that... Read »

How Shale Gas Snuck Up on the Beltway Elites and How Politics Could Disrupt the Success Story

Apr 11, 2011| 

AEI’s Steve Hayward has an excellent article on “The Gas Revolution” in the Weekly Standard, here are some key paragraphs: “One remarkable... Read »

Tax Deadline Approaches: Bring Us Back to 1913

Apr 11, 2011| 

Page 1 of the original IRS 1040 income tax form from 1913 appears below. There were only four pages in the original 1040 form, including two pages of worksheets,... Read »

When Will We See the “First Bank of Walmart?”

Apr 10, 2011| 2

Federal regulators and the U.S. banking industry have blocked several attempts by Walmart to offer banking services at its 8,500 retail stores nationwide. But Walmart... Read »

5 Reasons to Be Bullish About America in Long Run

Apr 6, 2011| 

1) The United States is the home of the entrepreneur. 2) The U.S. is the most open/flexible society the world has ever seen. 3) The brightest minds from around... Read »

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