Dr. Mark J. Perry Articles

Two Professional Women Help Explain the Pay Gap

Ms. Katty Kay (BBC anchor and reporter) and Ms. Claire Shipman (ABC News reporter),...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 07, 2008 - in Education

Misconceptions and Myths About the CPI

A recent comment on Carpe Diem: "To change the definition of CPI to erase the...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 05, 2008 - in The Markets

Markets in Everything: Alcohol Audits

In most industries, a 20% to 25% loss is enough to put you out of business...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 05, 2008 - in The Markets

Midwest Farm Land Values Have Doubled Since '00

The charts above for farm values in Midwest states is based on data in the August...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 04, 2008 - in The Markets

Windfall Profits Tax on Corn, Soybeans, Wheat?

Crop price increases above (click to enlarge) are from the Chicago Fed's August 2008...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 04, 2008 - in The Markets

The Largest Record of Conservation in U.S. History?

The Federal Highway Administration reported that travel during June 2008 on all...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 04, 2008 - in The Markets

Counting Fringe Benefits, Average Hourly Worker Compensation Is 9% Higher Today Than In 2000

Just last week, the Census Bureau released its annual study of household incomes,...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 03, 2008 - in The Markets

5 Problems With Census Poverty and Income Data

A previous CD post pointed out one of the problems with historcial median household...
by Dr. Mark J. Perry - Sep 03, 2008 - in The Markets

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