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 focuses on municipal finances, alternative asset investments, transportation policy and federal, state and local fiscal policy.
His financial research has been published by the California State Treasurer's Office, UC Berkeley, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, California Policy Center, The Center for Municipal Finance, and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute among others.
Joffe is a regular contributor to The Orange County Register and his op-eds have also appeared in The Fiscal Times, Governing, National Review, The Hill, and The San Jose Mercury News.
Joffe recently presented a panel paper at the APPAM 42nd Annual Fall Research Conference along with University of Texas, Dallas Associate Professor Evgenia Gorina and his Reason colleagues Anil Niraula and Jen Sidorova.
He has an MBA from New York University and an MPA from San Francisco State University.
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Pension Debt Grows as Public Pension Systems Post Low Investment Returns for 2020
State-managed public pension systems likely added over $200 billion in additional pension debt in 2020.
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It Is Time to Depoliticize Our Lives a Bit
As we enter the holiday season amidst the pandemic and relentless political drama in Washington, D.C., it’s a good time to think about how to make politics a smaller part of our lives.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Not Crushed State and Local Government Tax Revenues
The Census Bureau finds state and local governments collected $1.12 trillion in tax revenue during the first nine months of 2020, just $8 billion less than the same period in 2019.
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West Virginia’s Pension Reforms Offer Lessons For States and Cities
Ten years after pension reforms were implemented, West Virginia's municipal pension plans are seeing funding improvements.
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Reduced Revenue and Ridership Should Have San Francisco Rethinking Rail Expansions
Bay Area transportation planners should consider postponing or scaling back their ambitious and expensive rail projects.
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After Health Care Workers, Focus on Getting Vaccines Out Quickly
Rather than complicated debates about who is most worthy of being immunized, and in which order, states should focus on distributing vaccines safely and quickly.
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Census Bureau Finds State and Local Pension Contributions Come Up Short
Only 76.1 percent of surveyed pension plans paid their full actuarially determined contribution in 2019, according to Census Bureau data.
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Theme Park Closures Are Hurting State and Local Tax Revenues
Identifying ways to safely open California theme parks could boost city and state revenues and quiet calls for more federal stimulus money to offset tax losses.
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Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year
In 2018, Detroit Public Schools spent $2,202 per student on MPSERS debt, which equals nearly 27 percent of the district's per pupil foundation grant from the state.