Replication Files for 1896 Factory and Shops Act Labor Impact

Supplying replication files for a study on the impact of the 1896 Factory and Shops Act on the labor market in Victoria, Australia. The author is Andrew Seltzer. The specific data structure, including row and column counts, is not detailed in the input.

Use Cases

• Analyze wage and salary data referenced by the 'Wages And Salaries' tag to assess the Act's economic impact.
• Replicate the original study's econometric models using the provided replication files.
• Conduct historical labor market research focused on Victoria, Australia, following the 1896 legislation.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed historical economic study.
• The 'Wages And Salaries' tag indicates a focus on a key economic variable.
• The dataset was last updated in February 2026, suggesting recent curation.

Limitations

• The core data structure (rows, columns, sample data) is unknown, preventing assessment of scope and granularity.
• The dataset's license and access terms are unspecified.
• The geographic scope is limited to Victoria, Australia, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication files for a specific academic study.

Time Range

Period surrounding the 1896 Factory and Shops Act.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-27.

Geography

Victoria, Australia