Markets in Everything: Rent Your Futon
Find a place to stay for one night or several months anywhere in the world: Rent nightly from real people in 19,716 cities in 196 countries.
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Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
About Me
- Name: Mark J. Perry
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
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. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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2 Comments:
But Mark, what if you do that and the bozo you rent to commits a crime? What if you safely rented it out 1,000 times before the guy commits a crime? Bye bye futon!
And hey, just think of how dangerous and dirty this could be - it should be banned.
And hey, in these tough economic times, don't you think it's unpatriotic to not patronize a hotel chain? Don't you see all the jobs this will destroy? You call yourself an economist. Pffff!
We're giving this a try at the end of next week (Rome, Italy). Three nights in our own apartment for $335, all in (most hotels wanted just that for one night).
Highly rated on AirBNB from previous guests, so we feel comfortable. Plus, we get a kitchenette as a bonus.
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