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Oxford The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Prostitution 2016 Edition by Scott Cunningham, Manisha Shah
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 ourunderstanding 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. Table of contents : - I. INTRODUCTION1. IntroductionScott Cunningham and Manisha Shah II. SUPPLY AND DEMAND2. Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online ProstitutionScott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall3. Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market Handie Peng4. Sexual and Communication Networks of Internet-Mediated Prostitution Luis E. C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, Petter Holme5. Examining the Economics of Prostitution using Online Data Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Sarah Fitzgerald6. Stigma and Risky Behaviors Among Clients of Prostitutes Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, and Sarah L. Jewell 7. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution MarketsSamuel CameronIII. PROSTITUTE BEHAVIOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES8. Transactional Sex in Malawi Sarah Baird and Berk OEzler9. Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh10. Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh Asadul Islam and Russell Smyth11. The Details are in the Fineprint: Sex Work, Sex Workers, Definitional Complications of Identity Rohini Sahni and V. Kalyan ShankarIV. MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN12. The Economics of Male Sex Work Trevon D. Logan13. Male Sex Workers: HIV Risk and Behavioral Economics Omar Galarraga and Sandra G. Sosa-RubiV. LAW AND POLICY14. Bargaining, Coercion, and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law Samuel Lee and Petra Persson15. Prostitution PolicyG. Immordino and F.F. Russo16. A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US CitiesBilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, and Kirk DombrowskiVI. HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION LAW17. Nevada's Regulated Brothels Barbara G. Brents18. Canadian Prostitution Law: History and Market Impacts Lauren Jones19. "Sidewalk's Queens": The Economics of Popular Prostitutions in Fin-de-Siecle ParisAlexandre Frondizi and Simon PorcherVII. EXTERNALITIES (STDS & SEXUAL EXPLOITATION)20. Demographic Change, Prostitution, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates in China Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan J. Sharygin21. The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam22. HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing WorldPedro de Araujo