Who is watching? The market for prostitution services

被引:52
作者
Della Giusta, Marina [2 ]
Di Tommaso, Maria Laura [1 ,3 ]
Strom, Steinar [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Dept Econ, I-10124 Turin, Italy
[2] Univ Reading, Sch Business, Dept Econ, Reading RG6 6AA, Berks, England
[3] CHILD, I-10124 Turin, Italy
[4] Univ Oslo, Dept Econ, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
关键词
Prostitution; Gender; Reputation; SEX;
D O I
10.1007/s00148-007-0136-9
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper presents an economic model of prostitution that differs from the existing literature in that it makes no restrictive assumptions regarding the gender, pay, and nature of forgone earning opportunities of prostitutes and clients, and applies the same behavioural hypotheses to both. Our model gives a central role of stigma and reputation effects to both clients and prostitutes. We discuss demand, supply, and equilibrium results, indicating the possible effects of different policies on the industry and its different markets.
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页码:501 / 516
页数:16
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