) prostitutes. The theoretical model is able to replicate quite well some stylized facts from the prostitution market. Furthermore … model. The econometric evidence supports compensation wage theory: prostitutes that work under more difficult conditions …

Prostitution is low-skill, labor intensive, female, and well paid. This paper proposes a marriage market explanation to … marriage market opportunities. We discuss the link between poverty and prostitution and show that prostitution may decrease … this puzzle. If a prostitute compromises her marriage market prospects, she will have to be compensated for forgone …