Pricing risk in prostitution: Evidence from online sex ads

DeAngelo, Gregory; Shapiro, Jacob N.; Borowitz, Jeffrey; Cafarella, Michael; Ré, Christopher; Shiffman, Gary M.

doi:10.1007/s11166-019-09317-1

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“…In Holt, Blevins and Fitzgerald (2016), the authors also posit that information on the Internet allows buyers to select for racial preferences and specific kinds of sexual services. Increasingly, research has been done to understand the pricing of sexual service and possible influences of popularity in the market by using online advertisements and sex work platforms (DeAngelo et al 2019;Cunningham et al 2018). In DeAngelo et al (2019), the authors suggest that sex work prices are determined largely on the supply side and designed to compensate for risk.…”

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“…Increasingly, research has been done to understand the pricing of sexual service and possible influences of popularity in the market by using online advertisements and sex work platforms (DeAngelo et al 2019;Cunningham et al 2018). In DeAngelo et al (2019), the authors suggest that sex work prices are determined largely on the supply side and designed to compensate for risk. Sellers charge a high premium for traveling to a location of the buyer's choosing, and sellers set rates that correlate strongly to local violent crime rates (DeAngelo et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In DeAngelo et al (2019), the authors suggest that sex work prices are determined largely on the supply side and designed to compensate for risk. Sellers charge a high premium for traveling to a location of the buyer's choosing, and sellers set rates that correlate strongly to local violent crime rates (DeAngelo et al 2019). Qualitative studies also suggest that the type of service and the setting of service influence rate-setting.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles

Mergenthaler

Yasseri

2021

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Sex work, or the exchange of sexual services for money or goods, is ubiquitous across eras and cultures. However, the practice of selling sex is often hidden due to stigma and the varying legal status of sex work. Online platforms that sex workers use to advertise services have become an increasingly important means of studying a market that is largely hidden. Although prior literature has primarily shed light on sex work from a public health or policy perspective (focusing largely on female sex workers), there are few studies that empirically research patterns of service provision in online sex work. This study investigated the determinants of pricing and popularity in the market for commercial sexual services online by using data from the largest UK network of online sexual services, a platform that is the industry-standard for sex workers. While the size of these influences varies across genders, nationality, age and the services provided are shown to be primary drivers of rates and popularity in sex work.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles

Mergenthaler

Yasseri

2021

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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“…A comunicação digital gerou impacto na forma como os indivíduos organizam suas vidas, conduzem os relacionamentos e realizam as transações comerciais. Em relação ao trabalho sexual, houve migração para plataformas on-line, com consequente declínio dos dois mercados tradicionalmente predominantes: os de rua e as instalações gerenciadas para comércio do sexo sob a forma de bordéis, apartamentos ou saunas [1][2][3][4] . A indústria do sexo operada através de tecnologias virtuais é representada por serviços de venda on-line mediante webcam, venda de fotos e vídeos; ou publicidade, marketing e organização do trabalho para facilitar os serviços e organizar encontros off-line -ou seja, presenciais 5,6 .…”

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Trabalho sexual em período de pandemia por COVID-19 no contexto íbero-americano: análise de anúncios em websites

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Almeida-Santos

2020

Ciênc. saúde coletiva

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Resumo Trabalhadores do sexo tornam-se cada vez mais vulneráveis economicamente como resultado das medidas restritivas implementadas para responder à pandemia de coronavírus. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo é analisar o conteúdo dos websites e anúncios de prostituição sobre medidas relacionadas à pandemia por COVID-19. Trata-se de descrição do fluxo de visitas e análise de conteúdo das comunicações em websites que anunciam transações de sexo comercial. Realizou-se cálculo de variação percentual do número de visitas para três períodos compreendidos entre 02/2019 a 04/2020. Posteriormente, extraíram-se anúncios com os termos “corona”, “pandemia” e “quarentena” em websites que oferecem mecanismo de busca. Para análise de conteúdo, utilizou-se o método de Bardin. Houve aumento no número de acessos nos websites de prostituição entre o ano de 2019 e 2020, seguido de queda com a advento da crise pandêmica por coronavírus. Dentre as medidas de proteção durante a pandemia, destacam-se as recomendações de saúde e o incentivo ao sexo virtual. Dentre 1.991.014 anúncios, 0,51% mencionam a crise por COVID-19 quanto ao descumprimento do distanciamento social, medidas de proteção e oferta de sexo on-line.

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“…However, the online trade can have a detrimental economic effect on sex work, as there is greater competition and a wage penalty for condom use (Adriaenssens & Hendrickx, 2012;Sanders et al, 2017;DeAngelo et al, 2019). Recent research has reported the condomless sex trade advertised on the internet (Blackwell & Dziegielewski, 2013;Kille et al, 2017;Mimiaga et al, 2009) and the active role of clients in demand (Parsons et al, 2001;Vartabedian, 2017).…”

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Condomless sex in Internet-based sex work: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Almeida-Santos²

2020

RSD

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Objective: Meta-analyze the proportion of condomless sex traded on the Internet according to the offer on websites advertising sex work and demand in customer forums; and to examine the relationship between condomless sex and the type of sex, target-group, gender and actors involved. Methodology: Data was collected from PubMed, Scielo, Google Scholar and ScienceDirect from the inception of each database to 06 March 2020, in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The effect size was the proportion itself, and the dispersion was measured under 95% confidence intervals. Results: From 2041 articles, 16 studies met the inclusion criteria of the systematic review with 10,190 recruited individuals and 20,363 prostitution advertisements. The estimate of condomless sex trade was 0.25 (95%CI=0.17–0.34). The heterosexual-oral subgroup (0.35; 95%CI=0.18–0.52; p<0.001) and the clients (0.31; 95%CI=0.20–0.59; p=0.037) showed a significant increase in the proportion. Conclusion: The condomless sex trade was reported in one quarter of the population. Heterosexuals who practice oral sex and clients are the main predictors of condomless sex in the Internet-based sex work.

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Pricing risk in prostitution: Evidence from online sex ads

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles

Selling sex: what determines rates and popularity? An analysis of 11,500 online profiles

Trabalho sexual em período de pandemia por COVID-19 no contexto íbero-americano: análise de anúncios em websites

Condomless sex in Internet-based sex work: systematic review and meta-analysis

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