Sex markets :

Della Giusta, Marina, 1970-

Sex markets : a denied industry / Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso and Steinar Strm̜. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - x, 93 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 6. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [87]-90) and index.

List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Studying sex work -- Conceptualising sex work -- Social sciences and sex work -- Economics and sex work -- reputation approach to the analysis of the sex market -- demand side, the clients -- supply side -- Market equilibrium -- sex market when norms are endogenous -- Different markets and policies : decriminalisation, criminalisation, abolitionism -- Empirical application -- demand side : clients of street sex workers in the US -- Description of the data -- Modelling demand and risk aversion -- Empirical estimates -- Results -- specific segment of the supply side : sexually exploited trafficked women -- Definition of trafficking and exploitation -- Description of the IOM data set -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- References -- Index. pt. 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. pt. 2. A 2.1. The 2.2. The 2.3. 2.4. The 2.5. pt. 3. 3.1. The 3.1.1. 3.1.2. 3.1.3. 3.1.4. 3.2. A 3.2.1. 3.2.2. pt. 4.

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Prostitution--Social aspects.
Prostitution--Economic aspects.
Prostitution--United States.
Sex-oriented businesses.

HQ115 / .D45 2008

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