Sex Markets : A Denied Industry

Empirical and mathematically rigorous, this book provides an analytical economic study of the supply and demand of prostitution rather than focusing on the sociological and cultural themes.

Introduction, PART 1: Studying prostitution, 1.1. Conceptualising prostitution, 1.2. Social sciences and prostitution, 1.3. Economics and prostitution, PART 2: A reputation approach to prostitution, 2.1. The demand side, the clients 2.2. The supply side, 2.3. Market equilibrium, 2.4. The market for prostitution when norms are endogenous, 2.5. Different markets and policies, PART 3: Empirical application, 3.1. The demand side: clients of street sex workers in the US, 3.2. A specific segment of the supply side: sexually exploited trafficked women, Conclusions, PART 4: Appendicies