Scott Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University. His main research focuses on the organization of illicit and illegal markets, drug policy, prostitution, and risky sexual behavior. He has published in the Journal of Urban Economics and Economic Inquiry.Manisha Shah is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at UCLA. She is a development economist whose primary research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of applied microeconomics, health, and development. Her research has appeared in journals like the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, American Economic Journal, and the Journal of Human Resources.

This book, edited by Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah, is part of the Oxford Handbook Series... It explores recent economic research about prostitution and sex... The chapters include descriptive, historical, and institutional chapters but mostly economic model type papers, such as the type that would show up in an applied economics journal.

• I. INTRODUCTION 1. IntroductionScott Cunningham and Manisha Shah II. SUPPLY AND DEMAND 2. Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online ProstitutionScott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall 3. Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market Handie Peng 4. Sexual and Communication Networks of Internet-Mediated Prostitution Luis E. C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, Petter Holme 5. Examining the Economics of Prostitution using Online Data Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Sarah Fitzgerald 6. Stigma and Risky Behaviors Among Clients of Prostitutes Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, and Sarah L. Jewell 7. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution MarketsSamuel Cameron III. PROSTITUTE BEHAVIOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 8. Transactional Sex in Malawi Sarah Baird and Berk Özler 9. Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh 10. Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh Asadul Islam and Russell Smyth 11. The Details are in the Fineprint: Sex Work, Sex Workers, Definitional Complications of Identity Rohini Sahni and V. Kalyan Shankar IV. MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN 12. The Economics of Male Sex Work Trevon D. Logan 13. Male Sex Workers: HIV Risk and Behavioral Economics Omar Galárraga and Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí V. LAW AND POLICY 14. Bargaining, Coercion, and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law Samuel Lee and Petra Persson 15. Prostitution PolicyG. Immordino and F.F. Russo 16. A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US CitiesBilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, and Kirk Dombrowski VI. HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION LAW 17. Nevada's Regulated Brothels Barbara G. Brents 18. Canadian Prostitution Law: History and Market Impacts Lauren Jones 19. "Sidewalk's Queens": The Economics of Popular Prostitutions in Fin-de-Siècle ParisAlexandre Frondizi and Simon Porcher VII. EXTERNALITIES (STDS & SEXUAL EXPLOITATION) 20. Demographic Change, Prostitution, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates in China Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan J. Sharygin 21. The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam 22. HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing WorldPedro de Araujo

Scott Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University. His main research focuses on the organization of illicit and illegal markets, drug policy, prostitution, and risky sexual behavior. He has published in the Journal of Urban Economics and Economic Inquiry.Manisha Shah is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at UCLA. She is a development economist whose primary research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of applied microeconomics, health, and development. Her research has appeared in journals like the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, American Economic Journal, and the Journal of Human Resources.

This book, edited by Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah, is part of the Oxford Handbook Series... It explores recent economic research about prostitution and sex... The chapters include descriptive, historical, and institutional chapters but mostly economic model type papers, such as the type that would show up in an applied economics journal.

• I. INTRODUCTION 1. IntroductionScott Cunningham and Manisha Shah II. SUPPLY AND DEMAND 2. Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online ProstitutionScott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall 3. Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market Handie Peng 4. Sexual and Communication Networks of Internet-Mediated Prostitution Luis E. C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, Petter Holme 5. Examining the Economics of Prostitution using Online Data Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Sarah Fitzgerald 6. Stigma and Risky Behaviors Among Clients of Prostitutes Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, and Sarah L. Jewell 7. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution MarketsSamuel Cameron III. PROSTITUTE BEHAVIOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 8. Transactional Sex in Malawi Sarah Baird and Berk Özler 9. Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh 10. Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh Asadul Islam and Russell Smyth 11. The Details are in the Fineprint: Sex Work, Sex Workers, Definitional Complications of Identity Rohini Sahni and V. Kalyan Shankar IV. MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN 12. The Economics of Male Sex Work Trevon D. Logan 13. Male Sex Workers: HIV Risk and Behavioral Economics Omar Galárraga and Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí V. LAW AND POLICY 14. Bargaining, Coercion, and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law Samuel Lee and Petra Persson 15. Prostitution PolicyG. Immordino and F.F. Russo 16. A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US CitiesBilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, and Kirk Dombrowski VI. HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION LAW 17. Nevada's Regulated Brothels Barbara G. Brents 18. Canadian Prostitution Law: History and Market Impacts Lauren Jones 19. "Sidewalk's Queens": The Economics of Popular Prostitutions in Fin-de-Siècle ParisAlexandre Frondizi and Simon Porcher VII. EXTERNALITIES (STDS & SEXUAL EXPLOITATION) 20. Demographic Change, Prostitution, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates in China Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan J. Sharygin 21. The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam 22. HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing WorldPedro de Araujo

Scott Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Economics at Baylor University. His main research focuses on the organization of illicit and illegal markets, drug policy, prostitution, and risky sexual behavior. He has published in the Journal of Urban Economics and Economic Inquiry.Manisha Shah is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at UCLA. She is a development economist whose primary research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of applied microeconomics, health, and development. Her research has appeared in journals like the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, American Economic Journal, and the Journal of Human Resources.

This book, edited by Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah, is part of the Oxford Handbook Series... It explores recent economic research about prostitution and sex... The chapters include descriptive, historical, and institutional chapters but mostly economic model type papers, such as the type that would show up in an applied economics journal.

• I. INTRODUCTION 1. IntroductionScott Cunningham and Manisha Shah II. SUPPLY AND DEMAND 2. Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online ProstitutionScott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall 3. Economic Theories and Empirics on the Sex Market Handie Peng 4. Sexual and Communication Networks of Internet-Mediated Prostitution Luis E. C. Rocha, Fredrik Liljeros, Petter Holme 5. Examining the Economics of Prostitution using Online Data Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Sarah Fitzgerald 6. Stigma and Risky Behaviors Among Clients of Prostitutes Marina Della Giusta, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, and Sarah L. Jewell 7. Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Legal Status on Versatility and Efficiency in Prostitution MarketsSamuel Cameron III. PROSTITUTE BEHAVIOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 8. Transactional Sex in Malawi Sarah Baird and Berk Özler 9. Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh 10. Economics of Sex Work in Bangladesh Asadul Islam and Russell Smyth 11. The Details are in the Fineprint: Sex Work, Sex Workers, Definitional Complications of Identity Rohini Sahni and V. Kalyan Shankar IV. MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN 12. The Economics of Male Sex Work Trevon D. Logan 13. Male Sex Workers: HIV Risk and Behavioral Economics Omar Galárraga and Sandra G. Sosa-Rubí V. LAW AND POLICY 14. Bargaining, Coercion, and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law Samuel Lee and Petra Persson 15. Prostitution PolicyG. Immordino and F.F. Russo 16. A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US CitiesBilal Khan, Mitch Downey, Meredith Dank, and Kirk Dombrowski VI. HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION LAW 17. Nevada's Regulated Brothels Barbara G. Brents 18. Canadian Prostitution Law: History and Market Impacts Lauren Jones 19. "Sidewalk's Queens": The Economics of Popular Prostitutions in Fin-de-Siècle ParisAlexandre Frondizi and Simon Porcher VII. EXTERNALITIES (STDS & SEXUAL EXPLOITATION) 20. Demographic Change, Prostitution, and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates in China Avraham Ebenstein and Ethan J. Sharygin 21. The Economics of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam 22. HIV/AIDS and Commercial Sex Work in the Developing WorldPedro de Araujo