Florian Juergens-Grant
@floriangrant.bsky.social
🌎 #socialprotection
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One thing about the glorious past where we discussed trade-offs and incentives and such is that people generally didn't have or provide any information about magnitudes. So they might argue that your plan would 'disincentivize work" and leave it at that. And maybe it would on the margin but...
That was the metaphor! And everyone used it. Krugman talked about it too. And in terms of direction of effect everyone was correct. It's the magnitudes that matter and that turned to be quite smol relative to other pushes/pulls.
September 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
One thing about the glorious past where we discussed trade-offs and incentives and such is that people generally didn't have or provide any information about magnitudes. So they might argue that your plan would 'disincentivize work" and leave it at that. And maybe it would on the margin but...
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Just emailed my MP urging him to add his name on this. I think others should do the same.
up to 37 mps now opposing the anti-trans code
reminder to contact yours & tell them to add their name
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
reminder to contact yours & tell them to add their name
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
edm.parliament.uk
June 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Just emailed my MP urging him to add his name on this. I think others should do the same.
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Hope @benchu.bsky.social won't mind me pinching his chart to rebut this nonsense. The blue line is the important one.
April 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Hope @benchu.bsky.social won't mind me pinching his chart to rebut this nonsense. The blue line is the important one.
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'Across all OECD countries, single homeowners who have just lost their jobs retain 55% of their previous in-work incomes on average, falling to 22% if they are still unemployed after five years. In the UK, the “replacement rate” is just 12 per cent in both cases.' 👀 @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
Britain’s safety net isn’t set up for a widespread jobs shock
The state does not offer a temporary cushion to support those who were previously in work
www.ft.com
March 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
'Across all OECD countries, single homeowners who have just lost their jobs retain 55% of their previous in-work incomes on average, falling to 22% if they are still unemployed after five years. In the UK, the “replacement rate” is just 12 per cent in both cases.' 👀 @sarahoconnorft.ft.com
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One important point: the actuarial projections about baby boomer retirement were very accurate. You might think we are hitting reserve depletion because "lots of old people/few workers" but that was baked into the 1983 amendment choices. It was the income inequality that caused the trouble.
“What’s going to matter the most is who’s at the table making those decisions when that time comes around,” Nuñez said.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/w...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/w...
Social Security has 'no bankruptcy or collapse in the cards,' economist says — but benefits may change
While surveys show Americans worry Social Security will run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says.
www.cnbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
One important point: the actuarial projections about baby boomer retirement were very accurate. You might think we are hitting reserve depletion because "lots of old people/few workers" but that was baked into the 1983 amendment choices. It was the income inequality that caused the trouble.
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It's not demographics...birth rates, immigration, the big boomer retirement wave....SSA's actuaries predicted all of that remarkably well. And it is not economic or wage growth...they got those too! So what happened? Two things: 1. massive unanticipated economic inequality in the 80s/90s...
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It's not demographics...birth rates, immigration, the big boomer retirement wave....SSA's actuaries predicted all of that remarkably well. And it is not economic or wage growth...they got those too! So what happened? Two things: 1. massive unanticipated economic inequality in the 80s/90s...
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A pleasure to share my assessment of the World Bank's Business Ready #B-READY project yesterday at @ituc.bsky.social. Welcome opportunity to hear more about the research of Rouguiatou Diallo, @floriangrant.bsky.social & Dhaisy Paredes Guzman.
My paper w/Sangheon Lee: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My paper w/Sangheon Lee: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
📢 Happening TOMORROW!
Join us for a Trade Union Side Event at the 2025 IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings 💼🌍
🗓 16 October 2025
🕤 9:30–12:00 ET
📍 AFL-CIO Solidarity Room, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC
Join online: ituc-csi-org.zoom.us/j/66328453405
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Join us for a Trade Union Side Event at the 2025 IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings 💼🌍
🗓 16 October 2025
🕤 9:30–12:00 ET
📍 AFL-CIO Solidarity Room, 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC
Join online: ituc-csi-org.zoom.us/j/66328453405
@aflcio.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A pleasure to share my assessment of the World Bank's Business Ready #B-READY project yesterday at @ituc.bsky.social. Welcome opportunity to hear more about the research of Rouguiatou Diallo, @floriangrant.bsky.social & Dhaisy Paredes Guzman.
My paper w/Sangheon Lee: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My paper w/Sangheon Lee: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Terrific column by @chrisgiles.ft.com;
No need for a moral panic about the welfare system
It’s far from perfect, but the UK’s spending is broadly controlled and employment is high
www.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Terrific column by @chrisgiles.ft.com;
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A lot of attention has been on #FfD4 & the Compromiso de Sevilla – but what does it actually mean amidst a global debt crisis?
@maxgallien.bsky.social & @floriangrant.bsky.social chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes: www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...
#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts
@maxgallien.bsky.social & @floriangrant.bsky.social chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes: www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...
#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts
Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
What is the International Conference on Financing for Development and how is it significant in setting the agenda for development financing and cooperation? Max: It’s a large UN-driven process that br...
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August 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A lot of attention has been on #FfD4 & the Compromiso de Sevilla – but what does it actually mean amidst a global debt crisis?
@maxgallien.bsky.social & @floriangrant.bsky.social chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes: www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...
#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts
@maxgallien.bsky.social & @floriangrant.bsky.social chat with WIEGO about the process and its outcomes: www.wiego.org/blog/tax-jus...
#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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"No bros, no oligarchs" works pretty well www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Ursula von der Leyen: "We have no bros and no oligarchs"
Donald Trump's second term has brought "historic changes", says EU President Ursula von der Leyen. In our interview, she explains how Europe must respond.
www.zeit.de
April 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"No bros, no oligarchs" works pretty well www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
New blog on the importance of informal worker organisations deepening their understanding of domestic financing for social protection in this time of austerity and aid cuts, and how WIEGO's free online resources can support that
www.wiego.org/blog/domesti...
www.wiego.org/blog/domesti...
Amid austerity and aid cuts, workers need to deepen their understanding of domestic financing of social protection
Could you give a bit more background on the training? The training is part of a three-year capacity development journey for the global networks of workers in informal employment. We have started with ...
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April 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New blog on the importance of informal worker organisations deepening their understanding of domestic financing for social protection in this time of austerity and aid cuts, and how WIEGO's free online resources can support that
www.wiego.org/blog/domesti...
www.wiego.org/blog/domesti...
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The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
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Because social-insurance contributions depend on wages, labor-intensive firms now shoulder a larger financing burden, which lets many profitable companies off the hook, note @floriangrant.bsky.social and Luca Pellerano.
Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate
Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Because social-insurance contributions depend on wages, labor-intensive firms now shoulder a larger financing burden, which lets many profitable companies off the hook, note @floriangrant.bsky.social and Luca Pellerano.
How to equitably finance social protection in a world where labour appears to be losing ground?
In this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...
In this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...
Future-Proofing Social Protection | by Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano - Project Syndicate
Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
How to equitably finance social protection in a world where labour appears to be losing ground?
In this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...
In this @projectsyndicate.bsky.social piece, Luca Pellerano and I share some of our thinking on re-balancing social protection financing towards capital.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...
Great article on 'Why work is (still) not working for women' by CNN for International Women's Day with lots of data and quotes from WIEGO colleagues
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
Why work is (still) not working for women | CNN
Sexual harassment, low wages and the ‘motherhood penalty’ are just some of the obstacles millions of women face at work in 2025.
edition.cnn.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Great article on 'Why work is (still) not working for women' by CNN for International Women's Day with lots of data and quotes from WIEGO colleagues
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/07/w...
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Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war
archive.org/details/in.e...
Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war
archive.org/details/in.e...
March 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war
archive.org/details/in.e...
Keynes' (v hard headed) paper How to Pay for the War (1940) proposed something like abolishing the 2-child limit BECAUSE Britain was at war
archive.org/details/in.e...
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The French Just Want to Enjoy Their Retraite
An american retirement wonk visits France.
retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...
An american retirement wonk visits France.
retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...
March 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The French Just Want to Enjoy Their Retraite
An american retirement wonk visits France.
retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...
An american retirement wonk visits France.
retirementincomejournal.com/article/the-...
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This morning the justice secretary pointed to a “huge rise in the welfare budget” as justification for targeting benefit spending to make fiscal savings. So how big has the rise in welfare spending been?
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This morning the justice secretary pointed to a “huge rise in the welfare budget” as justification for targeting benefit spending to make fiscal savings. So how big has the rise in welfare spending been?
We are currently supporting global networks of informal workers organisations with a three year capacity development journey on #socialprotection
1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them
www.wiego.org/wp-content/u...
1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them
www.wiego.org/wp-content/u...
Financing Social Protection - Social Protection Capacity Development Journey
www.wiego.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We are currently supporting global networks of informal workers organisations with a three year capacity development journey on #socialprotection
1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them
www.wiego.org/wp-content/u...
1st round was on the Financing and Economics of SP. Initially designed to be in-person, we have just digitised them
www.wiego.org/wp-content/u...
Join us in a bit to discuss a seminal book on non-contributory pensions across Latin America and the Caribbean
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lnkd.in/eqfm3TzQ
January 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Join us in a bit to discuss a seminal book on non-contributory pensions across Latin America and the Caribbean
lnkd.in/eqfm3TzQ
lnkd.in/eqfm3TzQ
Looking forward to sharing my reflections as part of the launch of an important ECLAC book on
'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability'
21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time
Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204
'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability'
21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time
Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204
January 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Looking forward to sharing my reflections as part of the launch of an important ECLAC book on
'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability'
21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time
Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204
'Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards solidarity with sustainability'
21 Jan 11.00-13.00 Mexico City time
Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/82276624204
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🤧 Früher hart erkämpft, heute selbstverständlich? Die #Lohnfortzahlung im #Krankheitsfall war 1956 Grund für den längsten #Streik der BRD-Geschichte. Warum das Thema aktueller ist, als viele denken, hört ihr in unserem Podcast "Geschichte wird gemacht"🎧 www.gewerkschaftsgeschichte.de/streiken-fur...
January 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🤧 Früher hart erkämpft, heute selbstverständlich? Die #Lohnfortzahlung im #Krankheitsfall war 1956 Grund für den längsten #Streik der BRD-Geschichte. Warum das Thema aktueller ist, als viele denken, hört ihr in unserem Podcast "Geschichte wird gemacht"🎧 www.gewerkschaftsgeschichte.de/streiken-fur...