Who is Watching? The Market for Prostitution Services

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Marina Della Giusta

University of Reading - Department of Economics; IZA

Maria L. Di Tommaso

Department of Economics "Cognetti de Martiis"

Steinar Stroem

University of Turin

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Prostitution, Gender, Reputation

JEL Classification: J16, J22, J23

Suggested Citation

Della Giusta, Marina and Di Tommaso, Maria L. and Stroem, Steinar, Who is Watching? The Market for Prostitution Services (2005). Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 22, p. 501, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1803432 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1803432

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University of Turin ( email )

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