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A Theory of Prostitution

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Edlund, Lena, Korn, Evelyn·2002·Journal of Political Economy
DOI 10.1086/324390
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Prostitution is low‐skill, labor intensive, female, and well paid. This paper proposes a marriage market explanation to this puzzle. If a prostitute compromises her marriage market prospects, she will have to be compensated for forgone marriage market opportunities. We discuss the link between poverty and prostitution and show that prostitution may decrease with male income if wives and prostitutes are drawn from the same pool of women. We point to the role of male sex ratios, and males in transit, in sustaining high levels of prostitution, and we discuss possible reasons for its low reputation and implications for marriage patterns.

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Authors
Edlund, L., & Korn, E.
Venue
Journal of Political Economy
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2002-02
Volume
110
Issue
1
Pages
181-214
ISSN
  • 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-534X
DOI
10.1086/324390
OpenAlex
W1972610044
Cited by
347
References
31
FWCI
24.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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