Economics, Sexuality, and Male Sex Work

This book provides the first economic analysis of the billion-dollar male sex work market in the United States.

Info autore

Trevon D. Logan is Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor of Economics at Ohio State University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has won the American Sociological Association's Section on Sociology of Sexuality's Best Article Award. He is a member of the Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession at the American Economic Association and member of the Executive Board of the North American Association of Sports Economists. He is a former president of the National Economic Association, was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan, and former chair of the Economic History Association Committee on Data and Archives.

Riassunto

This is the first economic analysis of the male sex work market. Competition, the role of information, pricing strategies and other economic features of male sex work are analyzed using the most comprehensive data available, and market effects of social concepts such as desire and masculinity are uncovered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Logan Trevon D., Trevon D Logan, Trevon D. (Ohio State University) Logan, Trevon D. Logan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 11.01.2017
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro
• EAN: 9781107128736
• ISBN: 978-1-107-12873-6
• Numero di pagine: 340
• Categorie: USA, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, United States of America, USA, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Microeconomics, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Ethical Issues: Prostitution & Sex Industry, Ethical issues and debates, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality