A Theory of Prostitution

By L. Edlund, Evelyn Korn. Journal of Political Economy, 2002

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The law and economics of international sex slavery: prostitution laws and trafficking for sexual exploitation (2013, background): “The economics literature on prostitution is still sparse, although it has grown somewhat in recent years (e.g. Cameron et al. 1999; Edlund and Korn 2002; Albert et al. 2007).”
Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking (2012, background): “5 With regard to prostitution, the apparent physical attractiveness and age of prostitutes can be crucial endowments determining the price level of their sexual services (Edlund & Korn, 2002).”
Why Have Women Become Left-Wing? The Political Gender Gap and the Decline in Marriage (2002, background): “Surveys, for state-level aggregates, and span the period 1964 to 1996.”
Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health (2014, neutral): “The literature on sex work in economics primarily begins with the seminal paper by Edlund and Korn (2002) suggesting that if prostitutes compromise marriage market prospects, they must be compensated, thus explaining the financial premium to sex work.”
Birth Control and Female Empowerment: An Equilibrium Analysis (2008, background): “See also Grossbard-Schechtman (1993) and Edlund and Korn (2002).”
Women are Victims, Men Make Choices: The Invisibility of Men and Boys in the Global Sex Trade (2008, background): “Only one article in the Legality category, ‘‘A Theory of Prostitution’’ by Edlund and Korn [ 14 ], addressed its exclusion of ‘‘homosexual prostitution.’’ The authors assert that prostitution is by definition ‘‘low-skill, labor-intensive, female,’’ and thus can be explained as the result of male att”