The Oxford handbook of the economics of prostitution /

"Prostitution bears the unique title of being both the "world's oldest profession" and one of the least understood occupations. Unlike most of the crime and family literature, prostitution appears to be have all the features of traditional markets: prices, supply and demand consi...

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Other Authors: Cunningham, Scott, 1975-, Shah, Manisha
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016
Series:Oxford handbooks
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah
  • Part I. Supply and Demand
  • Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online Prostitution / Scott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall
  • Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market / Handie Peng
  • Sexual and Communication Networks of Internet-Mediated Prostitution / Luis E.C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, and Petter Holme
  • Examining the Economics of Prostitution using Online Data / Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Sarah Fitzgerald
  • Affluent and Devout: Men Paying for Sex in the United Kingdom / Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, and Sarah L. Jewell
  • Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution Markets / Samuel Cameron
  • Part II. Sex Workers in Developing Countries
  • Transactional Sex in Malawi / Sarah Baird and Berk O⁺zler
  • Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex / Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh
  • Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh / Asadul Islam and Russell Smyth
  • The Details are in the Fine Print: Sex Work, Sex Workers, Definitional Complications of Identity / Rohini Sahni and V. Kalyan Shankar
  • Part III. Men Who Have Sex With Men
  • The Economics of Male Sex Work / Trevon D. Logan
  • Male Sex Workers: HIV Risk and Behavioral Economics / Omar Gala⁺ѓrraga and Sandra G. Sosa-Rubi⁺ѓ
  • Part IV. Law and Policy
  • Violence and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law / Samuel Lee and Petra Persson
  • Prostitution Policy / G. Immordino and F.F. Russo
  • A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US Cities / Bilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, and Kirk Dombrowski
  • Part V. History of Prostitution Law
  • Nevada's Regulated Brothels / Barbara G. Brents
  • Canadian Prostitution Law: History and Market Impacts / Lauren Jones
  • Sidewalk's Queens: The Economics of Popular Prostitutions in Fin-de-Sie⁺ђcle Paris / Alexandre Frondizi and Simon Porcher
  • Part VI. Externalities: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Exploitation
  • Demographic Change, Prostitution, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates in China / Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan Sharygin
  • The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation / Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam
  • HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing World / Pedro de Araujo