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Vincent Geloso
@VincentGeloso
Child labor laws had only a minor impact on reducing child labor, as they were typically enacted only after child labor had already declined to the point where opposition to such regulations was minimal.
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Vincent Geloso
@VincentGeloso
What matters to declining to child labor is a) quality and cost of education; b) expectations of long-run lasting returns (e.g., living longer at +7% earnings per annum has a big effect on the decision to school); c) parental income.
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Alec
@alecmhoward
Interesting — on a separate note makes me think about the minimum wage debate. Pretty sure the GAO found higher minimum wages reduce employment, particularly among younger, low-skilled workers. I lived in the Netherlands, and they addressed this by scaling minimum pay with age,
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Cedric Warny
@cwarny
It feels like a pattern in regulations that pass the test of time: they were rear garde, not avant garde. Eg: workplace safety, product safety. Even things like education/literacy: often literacy was already quite high when public schooling came into the picture. I bet the
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Mitchell Maddox
@DistantRhythms
Laws aren’t written to prevent the majority from doing bad things. They’re written to protect the majority from a problematic few. This cartoon of a debate, like almost every social media debate, is mere signaling for hollow engagement. Surprised that Paul G reposted.
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DiplomaticDisaster
@diplomock
Child labor laws weren’t the architects of progress—they were its notaries, codifying changes already underway. The real drivers? Economic transformation and societal shifts. Policy often arrives late to the party, claiming credit for trends it barely shaped.
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Murray Gothbard
@MurrayGothbard
There has to be a phrase for when a problem gets solved through technology/wealth creation then government runs in after the fact to outlaw the bad thing and claims all the credit. It happens all the time
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Colin Percival
@cperciva
As much as I believe the conclusions, I can't help cringing at the reference to "occupational choices of children" -- choices were certainly made, but I'm not convinced that it was the children making those choices.
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Zoe Wang
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The study examines the relationship between state child labor laws and the decline in child labor in the United States from 1880 to 1930. During this period, the occupation rate of children aged 10 to 15 fell by over 75%. The results suggest that the minimum age limits for
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