Mark J. Perry

{{short description|American economist}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=January 2015}} {{BLP self-published|date=November 2018}} }} {{Infobox scholar | name = Mark J. Perry | image =  | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | othernames = | birth_name = Mark Joseph Perry | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1952}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Mark J. Perry |url=https://www.mackinac.org/about/board-of-scholars/173 |website=Mackinac Center |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = | era = | region = | workplaces = University of Michigan–Flint | alma_mater = George Mason University | thesis_title = Macroeconomic applications of ARCH models | thesis_url = https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28247567 | thesis_year = 1993 | doctoral_advisor = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | school_tradition = | main_interests = | principal_ideas = | major_works = | awards = | influences = | influenced = | website =  | footnotes = }}

'''Mark Joseph Perry''' (born 1952)<ref name=Congress>{{cite web |title= Perry, Mark Joseph, 1966- |url= http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013141666.html |publisher= Library of Congress |access-date= 6 November 2018}}</ref> is an American economist, a former professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at University of Michigan–Flint, and scholar at The American Enterprise Institute.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mark Perry {{!}} University of Michigan-Flint|url=https://www.umflint.edu/som/mark-perry|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.umflint.edu|archive-date=2020-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219170158/https://www.umflint.edu/som/mark-perry|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark J. Perry|url=https://www.aei.org/profile/mark-j-perry/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=American Enterprise Institute - AEI|language=en-US}}</ref> He is also a member of the Board of Scholars for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Mark J. Perry|url=http://www.mackinac.org/bio.aspx?ID=173|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.mackinac.org|language=en}}</ref>

==Education== Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University and in addition has an MBA degree in finance from The University of Minnesota.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|last=Perry|first=Mark J.|date=1993|title=Macroeconomic applications of ARCH models|publisher=George Mason University|oclc=28247567}}</ref>

==Activism== Perry has been active in campaigning against male sex discrimination under Title IX on US campuses since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Men's rights activists are attacking women's scholarships and programs. The DOE is listening.|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/men-s-rights-activists-are-attacking-women-s-scholarships-programs-n947886|access-date=2020-12-19|website=NBC News|date=14 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He contends that under Title IX, universities are legally obligated to offer equal opportunities to both men and women.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Byrne |first1=John A. |title=A Professor's Crusade Against Women-Only Programs & Awards |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2020/10/21/a-professors-crusade-against-women-only-programs-awards/ |website=Poets&Quants |date=21 October 2020}}</ref> He claims to have filed over 100 complaints at universities across the US against affirmative action programs and female-only scholarships for "illegal sex discrimination", referring to himself as "one-man mission" to fix the programs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-27|title=Ohio State responds to complaint of male discrimination|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2020/02/ohio-state-responds-to-complaint-of-male-discrimination/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Lantern|language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2016, Perry filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights seeking the closure of Michigan State University's Women's Lounge, alleging that having a private place for women to study on campus discriminated against men, and was a violation of civil rights.<ref name="LSJ" /> He claimed the female only facility was a violation of both the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative and the equal opportunity in education act Title IX. In July 2016, Michigan State University made the lounge a gender-neutral space to ensure compliance with Title IX.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/28/a-male-professor-says-this-women-only-study-lounge-is-sexist-and-illegal/|title=A male professor said this women-only study lounge is sexist and ille…|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2022-06-02|archive-date=2016-08-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160802023713/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/28/a-male-professor-says-this-women-only-study-lounge-is-sexist-and-illegal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, he was the recipient of the National Coalition for Men's Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Men's Issues for his activism.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NCFM 2018 Recipient of our Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Men's Issues, Mark Perry Ph.D {{!}} National Coalition For Men (NCFM)|url=https://ncfm.org/2019/04/authors/harrycrouch/ncfm-2018-recipient-of-our-award-for-excellence-in-the-advancement-of-mens-issues-mark-perry-ph-d/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=ncfm.org|date=11 April 2019 }}</ref>

In 2020, he filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Cleveland Office for Civil Rights, which led to Ohio State University restructuring eight programmes.<ref name=":1" />

==Economic analysis== He has written about gender issues, including differences in wage rates between men and women, for publications such as ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''.<ref name=LSJ>{{cite news | last = Wolcott | first = R.J.|url=http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2016/07/18/u-m-flint-professor-targets-msu-civil-rights-complaint/87123250/ |title=U of M-Flint professor targets MSU in civil rights complaint |work=Lansing State Journal |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> He has been critical of how the difference in pay has been measured and the conclusions drawn. For example, he argues differences in hours worked, education and having children should be accounted for.<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Perry | first1 = Mark J. | last2 = Biggs | first2 = Andrew G. |title=The '77 cents on the dollar' myth about women's pay |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579483752909957472 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=7 April 2014 |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last = Guo | first = Jeff | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160417061856/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/06/why-indian-american-women-make-more-money-than-white-guys/ | archive-date = 17 April 2016 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/06/why-indian-american-women-make-more-money-than-white-guys/|title=Asian American women are closing the gap with white men, but that's not the point|newspaper=The Washington Post|date = 6 January 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}} *''See also'': ::{{cite web| last = Perry | first = Mark J.|url=https://www.aei.org/publication/monday-morning-links-28/ |title= Monday afternoon links: ''5. Chart of the Day V — Wages by Race and Gender'' | website = aei.org |publisher= AEI Scholar |date= 4 January 2016|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>

He has written that increasing the minimum wage may lead to job losses, criticizing a report by John Komlos who argued few jobs would be lost.<ref name=aei>{{cite web| last = Perry | first = Mark J.|url=http://www.aei.org/publication/a-bouillabaisse-of-economic-errors-misunderstandings-and-false-presumptions-about-the-15-minimum-wage/comment-page-1/ |title=A bouillabaisse of economic errors, misunderstandings and false presumptions about the $15 minimum wage | website = aei.org |publisher= AEI Scholar |date= 3 August 2016|access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>''Other citations'':

* {{cite web|last=Perry|first=Mark J.|date=18 February 2016|title=New evidence suggests that Seattle's 'radical experiment' might be a model for the rest of the nation not to follow|url=http://www.aei.org/publication/early-evidence-suggests-that-seattles-radical-experiment-might-be-a-model-for-the-rest-of-the-nation-not-to-follow/|access-date=17 August 2016|website=aei.org|publisher=AEI Scholar|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819052625/https://www.aei.org/publication/early-evidence-suggests-that-seattles-radical-experiment-might-be-a-model-for-the-rest-of-the-nation-not-to-follow/|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news|last1=Perry|first1=Mark J.|last2=Saltsman|first2=Michael|date=26 July 2016|title=The fight for $15 will hit North Philly hard|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-for-15-will-hit-north-philly-hard-1469574439|access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> Economist Jacob Vigdor claimed that Perry's analysis was carried out using faulty data. In response, Perry said: "The jury is still out on the $15 minimum wage, ... and it will take years to assess its impact. I'm simply pointing to some possible evidence in employment trends that might suggest that there is early evidence of some effects."<ref>{{cite news | last = Hiltzik | first = Michael |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-seattle-s-minimum-wage-kills-jobs-but-data-20160222-column.html |title=Why do Conservatives keep saying Seattle's minimum wage hike has failed - without data? |work=Los Angeles Times |date=23 February 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

He criticised Obama's policies of demand market stimulation like the proposal of subsidizing electric and hybrid cars' sector, both for producers and consumers. Perry qualified public economic subsidies as a "boondoggle" and a severe market distortion, which would have been hindered the development of other alternative technologies such as hybrids and gasoline advanced engines.<ref>{{cite book |last=Perry |first=Mark J. |editor=Louise I. Gerdes |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=toVmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75 |chapter=The Government Should Not Subsidize Electric Cars |title=Hybrid and Electric Cars |page=76 |language=en |publisher=Greenhaven Publishing |date=2015 |isbn=978-0-7377-6838-1 |oclc=857711648 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190705174140/https://books.google.it/books?id=toVmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75&dq=%22Mark+j.+perry%22&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnzZOgmp7jAhVGYVAKHScZAU4Q6AEIRzAE%23v=onepage&q=%22Mark%20j.%20perry%22&f=false |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

He provides a chart (updated every 6 months) on his blog<ref>{{cite web |website=aei.org |url=https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem |title="Equal Pay Day" This Year Was March 15—the Next "Equal Occupational Fatality Day" Won't Be Until September 18, 2032 |first1=Mark J. |last1=Perry |access-date=30 March 2025 |date=30 March 2023}}</ref> showing the difference in price changes since 2000 in selected items tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The chart has been cited by numerous sources as highlighting the difference between traded goods (e.g. televisions) and non-traded services (e.g. medical).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Rich |title=Chart of Century Gives Powell Gloomy Glimpse of Trade-War World |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/chart-of-century-gives-powell-gloomy-glimpse-of-trade-war-world |website=Bloomberg news |date= 10 July 2018|access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref>

==Selected publications== * {{Cite journal | last1 = Grier | first1 = Kevin B. | last2 = Perry | first2 = Mark J. | title = On inflation and inflation uncertainty in the G7 countries | journal = Journal of International Money and Finance | volume = 17 | issue = 4 | pages = 671–689 | doi = 10.1016/S0261-5606(98)00023-0 | date = 1 August 1998 }} * {{Cite journal | last1 = Grier | first1 = Kevin B. | last2 = Perry | first2 = Mark J. | title = The effects of real and nominal uncertainty on inflation and output growth: some GARCH-M evidence | journal = Journal of Applied Econometrics | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 45–58 | doi = 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1255(200001/02)15:1<45::AID-JAE542>3.0.CO;2-K | jstor = 2678579 | date = January–February 2000 }} * {{Cite journal | last1 = Mehdian | first1 = Seyed | last2 = Perry | first2 = Mark J. | title = The reversal of the Monday Effect: new evidence from US equity markets | journal = Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | volume = 28 | issue = 7–8 | pages = 1043–1065 | doi = 10.1111/1468-5957.00404 | date = September–October 2001 }}

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==External links== * [http://www.umflint.edu/som/mark-perry Profile at University of Michigan–Flint] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006182035/http://www.umflint.edu/som/mark-perry |date=2014-10-06 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Mark J.}} Category:1966 births Category:21st-century American economists Category:Carlson School of Management alumni Category:George Mason University alumni Category:Living people Category:Mackinac Center for Public Policy Category:University of Michigan faculty Category:Cornucopians