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HuffPo: Humanitarian Innovation: Surprising News, Cautionary Tales, and Promising Directions
One surprising strategy for alleviating the lingering effects…

NBER Digest: Workfare and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from India
Dozens of nations in recent years have implemented programs guaranteeing…

LA Weekly: LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION COULD REDUCE RAPES, STDS?
What would happen if prostitution were “decriminalized.”
Rhode…

Slate: It’s Time for Legalized Prostitution
The stigma associated with selling sex remains strong, as is…

KCRW: Effects of Legal Prostitution
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Back in 2003, Rhode Island lawmakers realized…

WaPo: When Rhode Island accidentally legalized prostitution, rape decreased sharply
For the next six years until legislators corrected their error,…

Vox: Study: Rhode Island accidentally decriminalized prostitution, and good things happened
In a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research,…

WSJ: Researchers: Decriminalized Prostitution in Rhode Island Led to Fewer Rape, Gonorrhea Cases
A loophole in Rhode Island law that effectively decriminalized…

Slate: If God Were an Accountant
Being a soldier is risky; so is being a drug dealer or prostitute.…

Freakonomics: The Economy of Desire
In a study of Mexican prostitution, economists showed that when…
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