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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

Two Americas: Public vs. Private Employees

Apr 5, 2011| 

1. “If you want to understand better why so many states—from New York to Wisconsin to California—are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, consider this... Read »

Sen. Lugar Wants to End America’s Sugar Cartel

Apr 1, 2011| 

The chart above shows that U.S. sugar prices have averaged twice the world price (28.1 cents per pound vs. 14.4 cents) since 1980 (data here), because of tariffs... Read »

Canada Home Prices: Headed for Steep Correction?

Mar 30, 2011| 1

Home price indexes for January were released this week for the U.S. (Case-Shiller) and Canada (Teranet), see chart above. Both home price indexes for both countries... Read »

Teachers in CA Receive More in Retirement Than Active Teachers in More Than Half of U.S. States

Mar 30, 2011| 

According to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System 2010 Summary Report to Members, the average retired California public school teacher receives an... Read »

State and Local Tax Revenues Set Record in QIV

Mar 29, 2011| 

In another sign that the U.S. economy has made a full recovery from the 2007-2009 recession, state and local tax collections reached a new record high in the fourth... Read »

Feb. Real Consumer Expenditures at Record-High

Mar 28, 2011| 

Real consumption expenditures reached a record-high of $9.459 trillion (seasonally adjusted, annual rate in 2005 dollars) in February, according to today’s... Read »

Made on Earth: Global Output and Trade Reach New Record All-Time High Levels in January

Mar 23, 2011| 

In post titled “Made on Earth,” Don Boudreaux links to a FT.com editorial “Manufacturing is All Over the Place,” here’s a key point: “The... Read »

The Dangerous Downsides of Government Subsidies

Mar 18, 2011| 

From today’s WSJ, a quote from law professor Glenn Reynolds that originally appeared on his InstaPundit blog: “The government decides to try to increase... Read »

Maybe The Yardstick’s Deficient, NOT Growth

Mar 10, 2011| 

Slate.com has an article titled “Why hasn’t the Internet helped the American economy grow as much as economists thought it would?” about Tyler... Read »

Everyday Dumb Ideas in Boston; They Have a Shortage of Grocers, But Mayor is Anti-Wal-Mart

Mar 7, 2011| 

Last week, I featured a Boston Globe editorial by Michael Graham about Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s anti-Wal Mart position now that the retailer has “threatened”... Read »

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