In the 1920s, about 1.6 million children aged 10-15 made up about 3.7% of the workforce. It was banned in the 1938. If children were that important and part of the workforce, wouldn't you expect the economy to crash again? Why did everything work out relatively smoothly even after the ban?
Why didn't banning child labour crash the economy in the US?
byu/Om_Sapkoat inAskEconomics
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