Edlund, Lena; Engelberg, Joseph; Parsons, Christopher A. - Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences - 2009
Edlund and Korn [2002] (EK) proposed that prostitutes are well paid and that the wage premium reflects foregone marriage market opportunities. However, studies of street prostitution in the U.S. have revealed only modest wages and considerable risks of disease and violence, casting doubt on...
