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Compulsory Education and Child Labor Laws by State (1900 to 1939)

Data on state level compulsory education and child labor laws are provided.  The variables and all documentation are contained in the Data Appendix to Mass Secondary Schooling and the State: The Role of State Compulsion and the High School Movement, by Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz.  The STATA file covers 1910 to 1939 for all states.  A raw file, is provided for the 1900 to 1909 period for the first two variables (minimum and maximum ages of compulsory schooling).  A dictionary can be written and these data can be added to the larger file.