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Street Prostitution Zones and Crime
Bisschop, Paul - 2015
This paper studies the effects of introducing legal street prostitution zones on both registered and perceived crime …. We exploit a unique setting in the Netherlands where legal street prostitution zones were opened in nine cities under … street prostitution zone decreases registered sexual abuse and rape by about 30% to 40% in the first two years. For cities …
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The Impact of Legalized Casino Gambling on Crime
Nichols, Mark W. - 2013
theft), we also examine various arrest classifications, including driving under the influence (DUI), fraud, and prostitution …
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Does Formality Improve Micro-Firm Performance? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES Program
Fajnzylber, Pablo - 2010
This paper employs regression discontinuity methods to identify the effect of formality on Brazilian micro-firm performance. The SIMPLES program introduced in November 1996 consolidated multiple taxes and social security contributions into a single payment and reduced taxes for eligible small...
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The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Labor Market Outcomes
Sabia, Joseph J. - 2016
A number of recent studies have found that medical marijuana laws (MMLs) are associated with increased marijuana use among adults, in part due to spillover effects into the recreational market. This study is the first to explore the labor market consequences of MMLs. Using repeated...
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The Prostitute's Allure : Examining Returns to Beauty, Productivity and Discrimination
Arunachalam, Raj - 2010
We estimate the earnings premium for beauty in an occupation where returns to physical attractiveness are likely to be important: commercial sex work. In the commercial sex market, perhaps more so than any other sector in the labor market, the beauty premium should be at the extreme due to the...
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War, Migration and the Origins of the Thai Sex Industry
Brodeur, Abel - 2017
This paper analyzes the determinants behind the spatial distribution of the sex industry in Thailand. We relate the development of the sex industry to an early temporary demand shock, i.e., U.S. military presence during the Vietnam War. Comparing the surroundings of Thai military bases used by...
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Crimes Against Morality : Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work
Cameron, Lisa A.; Seager, Jennifer; Shah, Manisha - 2021
We examine the impact of criminalizing sex work, exploiting an event in which local officials unexpectedly criminalized sex work in one district in East Java, Indonesia, but not in neighboring districts. We collect data from female sex workers and their clients before and after the change. We...
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Sex Workers' Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health in Greece : A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in 2009, 2013 and 2019
Drydakis, Nick - 2022
In Greece, given the precarious nature of the sex work industry, sex workers health and wellbeing is of concern. However, relevant research remains limited. This study examined whether sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health deteriorated across time points during the economic...
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Endogenous Indoctrination : Occupational Choice, the Evolution of Beliefs, and the Political Economy of Reform
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2009
Much of the political economy analysis of reform focuses on the conflict of interest between groups that stand to gain or lose from the competing policy proposals. In reality, there is also a lot of disagreement about the working of the policy: in addition to conflicting interests, conflicting...
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Market Orientation and Gender Wage Gaps : An International Study
Zweimüller, Martina; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; … - 2021
Two very different approaches are used to explore the relation between market orientation and gender wage differentials in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in product and labor markets and the general absence of...
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