Josh Barro is a Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow focusing on state and local fiscal policy. Prior to joining the Manhattan Institute, he served as a Staff Economist at the Tax Foundation, where he wrote the 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index and the 2009 “Tax Freedom Day” report.

At the Tax Foundation, Barro wrote several critical analyses of state tax and budget proposals and gave testimony on tax reform before officials in Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. His commentary on state tax and budget issues has been featured on CNN, the Fox Business Network and Bloomberg Television. In addition, he has worked as a commercial real estate finance analyst for Wells Fargo Bank. Barro holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College.

Select Media

• Daytime with Dagen McDowell and Brian Sullivan, Fox Business News, 11-09-09

Articles/Op-eds

• Give Up Abortion for Nationalized Health Care?, Washington Examiner, 11-18-09
• Conservatives Must Rethink Spending Caps, RealClearMarkets, 11-10-09
• Why Middle Class Tax Hikes Are Coming, RealClearMarkets, 11-03-09
• America Celebrates Tax Freedom Day, Tax Foundation, 03-31-09
• Testimony before Maryland Legislature on the Compliance Costs of Estate Taxes, Tax Foundation, 02-18-09
• NYC May See Higher Income, Sales and Property Taxes, Tax Foundation, 11-12-08
• Arizona's Special Interest Laundry List, Tax Foundation, 06-24-08