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…and here) on Levitt’s new research on prostitution. Is it my imagination, or is there more attention than ever being paid to the papers presented at econ conferences? Is this…
…and here) on Levitt’s new research on prostitution. Is it my imagination, or is there more attention than ever being paid to the papers presented at econ conferences? Is this…
Last time out, we asked if you’d rather be arrested for embezzlement or prostitution. Your response was overwhelmingly in favor of prostitution. Here’s another choice between two bad options: Would…
…was like an endlessly renewable resource at the heart of the Dongguan economy. In Dongguan, fancy karaoke bars, massage parlors, and hair salons serve as prostitution fronts. Most prostitutes choose…
…Jordan is a 51-year-old police officer who works in New York. I met Jordan when I was studying prostitution. He was based in Manhattan, in Hell’s Kitchen, around the time…
…criminal. Almost no one thinks that theft or violence against innocents is socially acceptable. There are, however, a few activities that fall into a gray area, like illicit drugs, prostitution,…
I read in a local newspaper about a bordello in Germany, where prostitution is legal, that charges customers a fixed fee: a bit over 100 euros ($140) for an evening…
…Less attractive and even cheaper prostitutes may still be available, but for a variety of very good reasons, the customer will not desire the cheapest option, suggesting prostitution services can…
(BananaStock) In Bonn, Germany, brothels and saunas pay taxes. Yet street prostitution is not taxed, so that the government has given streetwalkers a competitive advantage. To ensure fairness, the Bonn…
…would like street cops to crack down on prostitution but in fact the cops themselves didn’t have a very strong incentive to do so — which is why, as a…
What if crime were depicted as elevation? In San Francisco, prostitution would look like two enormous peaks on one side of the city. Doug McCune is the creator of the…
…patents; Business Insider‘s writeup: “It’s an ugly business. But it’s also perfectly legal.” A 3D printer that makes bowls and ceramics out of sand. British medical students turn to prostitution….
What we know — and don’t know — about the gazillions of dollars that never show up on anyone’s books.
He’s a world-renowned magician who’s been performing since he was seven-years-old. But Joshua Jay is also an author, toymaker, and consultant for film and television. Steve Levitt talks to him…
Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die…
You know the saying: A winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, EatWith, and other companies in the “sharing economy” are practically daring government regulators to shut them down. The regulators are happy to comply.
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
In the previous installment of our virtual book club, Sudhir Venkatesh answered your questions about his research on street prostitution. Now, moving on to another section of Chapter One, here’s…
…to gather data on street prostitution in Chicago (see page 59). To diagram how easy it was to turn a bunch of altruists into a gang of thieves (page 125)….
…research on street prostitution in Chicago. SuperFreakonomics Book Club Emily Oster Responses: Thanks, everyone, for your questions. Rob and I have done our best to answer them below. Interested in…
…be forced to do a lot more. I don’t condone prostitution, but I do understand survival. Women sell their bodies for survival — I don’t care how much money they…
…Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, “An Empirical Analysis of Street-Level Prostitution,” working paper. Ilyana Kuziemko and Steven D. Levitt, “An Empirical Analysis of Imprisoning Drug Offenders,” Journal of Public Economics 88 (2004)….
…extinction. How well regulation works, however, does depend a lot on the circumstances that the country faces. A good example, I think, is prostitution. It is legal in some places,…
James Flynn discusses the phenomenon of IQs rising through generations. Prostitute auctions off services for Chilean charity. (Earlier) Genetics and intelligence not necessarily linked. Man attempts to open bank account…
…that student to do just about anything you want.” Talking to the Toronto Star, Dubner concedes that some people will see the prostitution chapter in SuperFreakonomics “as a sex story,”…
…as it is when you’re black.” 2. “Sex,” said Orlando. “They missed out on the prostitution game and all the people making money selling their bodies. That’s a huge part…
…bars created makeshift hotel rooms, separated by dividers, which in turn created a burgeoning prostitution business. To avoid having men buy a drink in a bar in order to use…
…holding drugs, cleaning up after gang parties, prostitution — and they had no power at all. No surprise that the female gangs dissolved over time. Q: Is there a correlation…
…to discuss the book (why crack dealers still live with their moms, e.g.) and to tell a few stories based on research that’s happened since the book (monkey prostitution at…
