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Sweatshops will be regarded as an essential step to modern prosperity by 2015

Created by Isaac on 2011-10-01; known on 2015-01-16; judged wrong by JoshuaZ on 2015-01-16.

  • Isaac estimated 85% on 2011-10-01
  • JoshuaZ estimated 5% and said “Regarded by whom? Some economists already make this claim. Having a consensus behind it seems unlikely though…” on 2011-10-01
  • Isaac said “As in implementation throughout penurious countries. Understood that some make this claim now – ie Krugman/Sachs/Powell/Skarbeck.” on 2011-10-17
  • Isaac said “As in implementation throughout penurious countries. Understood that some make this claim now – ie Krugman/Sachs/Powell/Skarbeck.” on 2011-10-17
  • JoshuaZ   judged this prediction wrong on 2015-01-16.