Marc Joffe
Senior Policy Analyst
Marc Joffe is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody's Analytics, Joffe's research now focuses on sovereign and sub-sovereign credit risk and fiscal sustainability.
His financial research has been published by the California State Treasurer's Office, UC Berkeley, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute among others. Joffe is a regular contributor to The Fiscal Times and his op-eds have also appeared in The Guardian, Bloomberg View and RealClearMarkets.
He has an MBA from New York University and an MPA from San Francisco State University.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Private Equity Plan May Harm Public Employees
Sen. Warren’s plan would be disadvantageous to the many large public employee pension systems that invest in private equity funds.
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New Research Shows Opportunities and Perils of Pension Funds Investing in Infrastructure
US public pension funds can improve the nation's infrastructure, diversify their portfolios and improve returns by adopting best practices from abroad.
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State Lawmakers Should Restrain Their Urge to Regulate Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
New York's overzealous regulation provides a lesson for California and other states.
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Dear Fellow Health Plan Members And Medical Patients, I’m Sorry
Incentive problems plague the health care system. Market-based reforms are needed.
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California Teachers May Need Help to Avoid Retirement Savings Traps
High expense variable annuities crimp 403(b) plan investment returns. School employees should be encouraged to choose lower cost alternatives.
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Richmond, California’s Finances Remain Shaky
The city’s weak cash position leaves it less able to address contingencies, like those that might arise from a recession.
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How Silicon Valley Can Help Solve State Government’s Technology Woes
President Obama turned to the private sector to help fix healthcare.gov and California Gov. Gavin Newsom should do the same with DMV and other state agencies.
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Pension Obligation Bondholders Take a Hit in Puerto Rico
Unfortunately, governments continue to take risks by issuing pension obligation bonds rather than resolving their underfunding problems by better aligning today’s contributions with future promises.
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California’s High-Speed Rail Plan Gets Better, But Is Still Flawed And Too Expensive
The state should not gamble any more money on this troubled initiative.