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NBER Digest: Workfare and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from India
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Dozens of nations in recent years have implemented programs guaranteeing…
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LA Weekly: LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION COULD REDUCE RAPES, STDS?
What would happen if prostitution were “decriminalized.”
Rhode…
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Slate: It’s Time for Legalized Prostitution
The stigma associated with selling sex remains strong, as is…
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KCRW: Effects of Legal Prostitution
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Back in 2003, Rhode Island lawmakers realized…
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WaPo: When Rhode Island accidentally legalized prostitution, rape decreased sharply
For the next six years until legislators corrected their error,…
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Vox: Study: Rhode Island accidentally decriminalized prostitution, and good things happened
In a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research,…
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WSJ: Researchers: Decriminalized Prostitution in Rhode Island Led to Fewer Rape, Gonorrhea Cases
A loophole in Rhode Island law that effectively decriminalized…
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Slate: If God Were an Accountant
Being a soldier is risky; so is being a drug dealer or prostitute.…
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Freakonomics: The Economy of Desire
In a study of Mexican prostitution, economists showed that when…