Simulating the impact of regulation changes on the market for prostitution services

Della Giusta, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3959-4451 (2010) Simulating the impact of regulation changes on the market for prostitution services. European Journal of Law and Economics, 29 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 0929-1261 doi: 10.1007/s10657-009-9105-y

Abstract/Summary

The paper draws on recent research on the economics of prostitution focussing on the role of stigma in shaping the interaction between demand and supply and the resulting sub-markets in which this activity is typically organised. Here we extend the framework to consider the role of reputation and stigma in determining policy decisions regarding the regulation of prostitution and show how sub-optimal outcomes (from the point of view of the welfare of sex workers) may prevail.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/17553
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/s10657-009-9105-y
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics
Publisher	Springer
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