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Religious Occupational Restrictions

Definition

Cultural or religious principles that bind individuals to follow their father's occupation, as in ancient Egypt, preventing wage or profit rates from falling below natural rates for extended periods.

Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 7

Context

Cited as an example of the extreme policy needed to permanently depress wages or profits below natural rates across multiple generations.

Economic Domain

Regulation