A Theory of Prostitution

Edlund, Lena; Korn, Evelyn

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“…To explore why let us start from Lena Edlund and Evelyn Korn's (2002) first theorization of sex work. Their theory is primarily concerned with stigma on the supply side, where sex workers are prevented from marrying because stigma acts as a barrier that separates out the market for "nonreproductive sex" from the marriage market for reproductive sex.…”

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Sex Work and Trafficking: Moving beyond Dichotomies

2017

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This contribution examines how feminist economists have conceptualized sex work and trafficking through the lens of agency and stigma. The ongoing debate about legalization has focused on sex workers' agency and choice, and on the role of stigma in shaping the supply of and demand for sex work. Building on the analysis advanced by contributions to this special issue, this study contends that theoretical and policy debates about sex work are dominated by false dichotomies of agency and stigma. It argues that the relationship between stigma and agency operates along a continuum of contractual arrangements that underpins a high degree of segmentation in the industry. The higher the stigma, the lower tends to be the agency. Current policies toward sex work therefore need reconsideration -especially mounting support for criminalization of clients, which, by increasing stigma, is likely to detract from the agency and the well-being of sex workers, however unintentionally.

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Section: Stigmamentioning

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“…In particular, can stigma and prices or earnings from sexual services be modeled as if they were independent from one another (as Edlund and Korn [2002] do)? Stigma, prices, earnings, and working conditions vary greatly across types of sex work.…”

Section: Stigmamentioning

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Sex Work and Trafficking: Moving beyond Dichotomies

2017

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“…Edlund and Korn (2002) argue that women in transactional sex markets earn a wage premium for the associated social stigma they incur in the marriage market. As the financial prospects associated with women's marital opportunities improve with the copper boom, one would expect a decreased willingness to supply transactional sex.…”

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Economic booms and risky sexual behavior: Evidence from Zambian copper mining cities

Wilson

2012

Journal of Health Economics

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Existing studies suggest that individual and household level economic shocks affect the demand for and supply of risky sex. However, little evidence exists on the effects of an aggregate shock on equilibrium risky sexual behavior. This paper examines the effects of the early twenty-first century copper boom on risky sexual behavior in Zambian copper mining cities. The results indicate that the copper boom substantially reduced rates of transactional sex and multiple partnerships in copper mining cities. These effects were partly concentrated among young adults and copper boom induced in-migration to mining cities appears to have contributed to these reductions.JEL classification: I18, J10, O12, O40

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“…We should note here that, looking at the other side of the market, prostitutes are generally stigmatized. In fact, Edlund and Korn (2002) attribute high wages paid to prostitutes to the corresponding loss in marriage market opportunities.…”

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Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?

Malcolm

Naufal

2015

Eastern Econ J

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A Theory of Prostitution

Cited by 259 publications

References 9 publications

Sex Work and Trafficking: Moving beyond Dichotomies

Sex Work and Trafficking: Moving beyond Dichotomies

Economic booms and risky sexual behavior: Evidence from Zambian copper mining cities

Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men?

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