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Mark J. Perry

Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the University of Michigan–Flint. He holds two graduate degrees in economics from Virginia’s George Mason University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. Readers may write him at 2111 Riverfront, Flint, MI 48502.

Most Recent Articles by Mark J. Perry:

Mandate destroys buyers’ freedom of choice; whacks the economy

FLINT, Michigan — There is an old saying that those who don’t learn from the mistakes of others are destined to repeat them. Before Congress finalizes ill-conceived fuel economy standards that would almost double gasoline mileage by 2025, while boosting costs of the average vehicle by some $3,000 and pricing millions of Americans out of the market, it could learn a lesson from a similar misguided experience 40 years ago.
- Sunday, October 8, 2017

Trump should dump EPA’s onerous MPG mandate

FLINT, Michigan — One of the boldest chapters in American policymaking is about to begin. It appears that the Trump administration is going to roll back President Obama’s energy and environmental agenda.
- Sunday, December 18, 2016

Wind is an even bigger boondoggle than ethanol

FLINT, Michigan—Before we become too hopeful about the prospects of using offshore wind power as a fuel source of the future, let’s not forget that government data shows that offshore wind power cannot survive in a competitive environment without huge taxpayer subsidies.
- Monday, October 24, 2016

Nuclear power is our safest, most efficient energy form

FLINT, Michigan—Despite competition from cheap natural gas and taxpayer-subsidized wind and solar energy, nuclear power has no equal. Among sources of electric-power generation, it dominates the production of carbon-free power, and is likely to do so well into the future.
- Monday, February 1, 2016


Market-driven clean energy trumps ham-handed EPA rules

FLINT, Michigan—Is there any doubt there are already simply too many environmental regulations? A recent government report found that the total regulatory costs in the United States amount to almost $2 trillion annually, twice as much as all individual income taxes collected each year.
- Friday, November 7, 2014

EPA's draconian mileage rule hobbles economy, strait-jackets consumer choice

FLINT, Michigan — At a time when many people have put off buying a new-model car until the economy improves, the last thing we need is a stringent government regulation on fuel efficiency that will raise the cost of vehicles and make matters even more difficult for consumers.
- Friday, February 28, 2014



Huge subsidies give American taxpayers high-voltage shocks

FLINT, MI. —It’s tempting to call the shameful taxpayer subsidy for electric cars — vehicles that are unaffordable for all but a small, elite number of wealthy Americans — this nation’s costly little secret.
- Thursday, May 24, 2012

Obama’s misguided strategy is costing millions of jobs and sabotaging an economic recovery

FLINT, Mi. —Kicking the can down the road, as President Obama did in delaying a decision on construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas, certainly pleased the green lobby. But it did absolutely nothing for jobs creation. Nor did blocking access to new federal offshore areas for oil and natural gas drilling produce any jobs.
- Thursday, January 12, 2012

Pipe (Line) Dreams

FLINT, Mi — While European and Asian countries have become increasingly dependent on oil imported long distances from politically-volatile regions of the world, the United States has its own supplier right next door in Canada.
- Friday, September 16, 2011



Funding electrics is a battery-dead idea

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the current hype about electric vehicles, too little attention has been paid to the checkered history of subsidizing alternative energy technologies.
- Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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