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:''Not to be confused with the Property and Environment Research Center.'' The Policy and Economic Research Council (PERC) (formerly known as the ''Political'' and Economic Research Council) is a Durham, North Carolina based non-profit, non-partisan think tank that concentrates on market-based economic development, both in the United States and internationally. PERC is a primary innovator and leader in the field of alternative data,〔(Business Week, The Credit Rating in Your Shoebox )〕 and has spearheaded information-led development as a means for effective community economic development. PERC's experts have published a number of reports, presented findings worldwide, and testified before the United States Congress on a variety of issues. PERC scholars also serve as expert witnesses in matters pertaining to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumer credit, credit reporting and credit scoring, and the value of information sharing in commercial varying contexts. PERC is a 501(c)3 non-profit centrist enterprise. ==History== PERC was founded as the Information Policy Institute in 2002 in New York City.〔(www.infopolicy.org, About Us )〕 It first entered national prominence through its involvement in the reauthorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 2003. PERC produced ''Access, Efficiency, and Opportunity'' for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.〔(The Fair Credit Reporting Act: Access, Efficiency & Opportunity, Information Policy Institute, June 2003 )〕 This report was the most cited document during the Congressional debate on credit that resulted in the adoption of all of PERC's policy prescriptions.〔(''Bureau of National Affairs'', "Financial Institutions--White House Said Planning FCRA Strategy; Johnson Says Business Community Divided" )〕 In 2004, PERC helped to rationalize the free credit provisions of the FACT Act. PERC's research assisted in the reopening of financial data sharing in Australia and led to a Parliamentary inquiry into credit reporting.〔(''Financial Review'', No clear case for deposit insurance )〕 In August 2008, the Australian Law Reform Commission advocated that Australia follow many of PERC's recommendations.〔(Dun & Bradstreet, Law Reform Commission calls for reform of credit reporting laws )〕 In 2006, PERC published ''Give Credit Where Credit Is Due'' with The Brookings Institution, helping to reignite interest in the idea of alternative data.〔(The Brookings Institution, ''Give Credit Where Credit Is Due'' )〕 PERC remains very active in the field through its Alternative Data Initiative. PERC also has a long-running interest in the economic recovery of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. PERC has released a number of surveys and reports on small business recovery in the region.〔(''USA Today'', http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/2007-08-28-katrina-finances_N.htm )〕 PERC has released studies for the governments of South Africa, Brazil,〔(''Valor Econômico'', PIB pode avançar mais de 1% com cadastro positivo )〕 Japan,〔(PERC, ''On the Impact of Credit Payment Reporting on the Financial Sector and Overall Economic Performance in Japan'' )〕 and several Latin American markets as a whole.〔(PERC, ''Economic Impacts of Payment Reporting Participation in Latin America'' )〕 In September 2009, Dr. Michael Turner was selected to be a fellow at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, which solidified Ashoka's support for PERC's Alternative Data Initiative. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Political and Economic Research Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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