An Economic Theory of Sexual Exchanges and Human Capital
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| Title: | An Economic Theory of Sexual Exchanges and Human Capital |
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| Authors: | Carroni, Elias, Della Giusta, Marina, Dragone, Davide |
| Source: | Carroni, Elias ; Della Giusta, Marina ; Dragone, Davide (2025) An Economic Theory of Sexual Exchanges and Human Capital. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche, p. 33. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/8439 <https://doi.org/10.6092/unibo%2Famsacta%2F8439>. In: Quaderni-Working Paper DSE (1207). ISSN 2282-6483. |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier BV, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | fertility, J16, sexual exchanges, ddc:330, J10, J22, J12, J24, Sexual exchanges, gender norms, Sex buyer, SECS-P/01 Economia politica, Fertility, Gender norms, Human capital, Sex work, Quaderni - Working Paper DSE, human capital, sex work, sex buyer, I10 |
| Description: | We propose a unified economic model of sexual exchanges that treats both unpaid and paid sex as outcomes of individual time allocation decisions. Departing from existing literature that separates sex into marital relations or specialized markets, the model incorporates relational skills, gender norms, and labor market opportunities. It explains gender patterns in the supply and demand of paid sex and offers a rationale for declining sexual activity despite liberal norms. The framework accounts for behavioral responses to shocks, prices, and wage differentials, and can inform policy debates on gender inequality, fertility, and regulation of sex markets. |
| Document Type: | Article Book Research |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1556-5068 |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.5351997 |
| DOI: | 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/8439 |
| Access URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322235 https://hdl.handle.net/10419/325060 https://amsacta.unibo.it/id/eprint/8439/ |
| Rights: | CC BY NC |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....fa11a205d76eeb24c1fc88f7bc4a23be |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | We propose a unified economic model of sexual exchanges that treats both unpaid and paid sex as outcomes of individual time allocation decisions. Departing from existing literature that separates sex into marital relations or specialized markets, the model incorporates relational skills, gender norms, and labor market opportunities. It explains gender patterns in the supply and demand of paid sex and offers a rationale for declining sexual activity despite liberal norms. The framework accounts for behavioral responses to shocks, prices, and wage differentials, and can inform policy debates on gender inequality, fertility, and regulation of sex markets. |
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| ISSN: | 15565068 |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.5351997 |