From the academic half of Freakonomics (h/t: Alison Kemper).
Tell us what you think?
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January 15th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Prostitution is similar to some creative-economy professions, in that market demand and earnings potential are greatest for the young. What do we do for those washed out of the market by age, if they haven’t built up capital to live off of later in life?
January 15th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Zoe, Unfortunately from the amounts of unprotected sex and drug abuse that is common in that line of work I do not believe that old age is a likely outcome for many of those sex workers.
January 16th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
From the little I know about it, this study looks at the lowest level of the profession, as well as it’s SO 20th Century. The Internet, cell phones and ads in “alternative” newspapers have changed the market so that hanging on street corners is really for the most desparate.
In Portland I don’t see women on the streets much any more. Maybe they’ve moved to the outer edges of town or the suburbs, but I suspect many have just changed their marketing strategies. Some of the “hot sheets” motels have become hip, or are being torn down for condos.