Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Oxford handbooks online |
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Oxford handbooks online.
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Contents |
Introduction / Scott Cunningham, Manisha Shah -- Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market / Handie Peng -- Sexual and communication networks of Internet-mediated prostitution / Luis E.C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, Petter Holme -- Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution Markets / Samuel Cameron -- Transactional Sex in Malawi / Sarah Baird, Berk Özler -- The Details Are in the Fine Print / Rohini Sahni, V. Kalyan Shankar -- Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh / Asadul Islam, Russell Smyth -- Violence and Entry in Prostitution Markets / Samuel Lee, Petra Persson -- The Economics of Male Sex Work / Trevon D. Logan -- Nevada's Regulated Brothels / Barbara G. Brents -- A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US Cities / Bilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, Kirk Dombrowski -- Canadian Prostitution Law / Lauren Jones -- Sidewalk Queens / Alexandre Frondizi, Simon Porcher -- The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation / Niklas Jakobsson, Andreas Kotsadam -- HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing World / Pedro de Araujo |
Summary |
"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 considerations, variety in the organizational structure, and policy relevance. Despite this, economists have largely ignored prostitution in their research and writings. This has been changing, however, over the last twenty years as greater access to data has enabled economists to build better theories and gain a better understanding of the organization of sex market. The Oxford Hanbook of the Economics of Prostitution fills the gap in our understanding. It brings together many of the top researchers in the field who explain how the prostitution markets are organized across space and time, the role of technology in shaping labor supply and demand, the intersection of prostitution with trafficking, and the optimal use of law enforcement. What makes the material unique is its explicit focus on economics as the primary methodology for organizing our understanding of prostitution. The Handbook brings to scholars' attention for the first time a collection of original writings on prostitution that provides an overview of what is known and what is not known in this area. Researchers with an interest in underground markets, labor economics, risky behaviors, marriage, and gender will find the book's contents illuminating and path breaking."-- Provided by publisher |
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"A study of the economics of sex work"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 09, 2017) |
Subject |
Sex industry
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Prostitution -- Economic aspects
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Prostitution -- Government policy
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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Prostitution -- Economic aspects
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Prostitution -- Government policy
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Sex industry
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cunningham, Scott, 1975- editor.
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Shah, Manisha, editor.
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LC no. |
2016019136 |
ISBN |
9780199357093 |
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0199357099 |
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