Labor Market Impact of the 1896 Factory and Shops Act in Victoria

Encompassing replication files for a study on the impact of the 1896 Factory and Shops Act on the labor market of Victoria, Australia. The data was authored by Andrew Seltzer and last updated in February 2026. The specific row count, column count, and file formats are unknown.

Use Cases

• Analyze the impact of minimum wage legislation on labor market outcomes in Victoria, Australia, using replication data.
• Replicate econometric models from the associated study to verify findings on the 1896 Factory and Shops Act.
• Conduct historical policy analysis on early Australian labor laws using the provided replication files.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific historical policy study on the 1896 Factory and Shops Act.
• The dataset was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The dataset's structure, including row count, column count, and sample data, is unknown, limiting usability assessment.
• The data's scope is limited to a specific historical event and geographic region (Victoria, Australia).

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication files for a research study.

Time Range

Period surrounding the 1896 Factory and Shops Act.

Freshness

2026-02-23

Geography

Victoria, Australia