Thesis
Impacts of recriminalizing sex work
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102206
Abstract
With few exceptions, prostitution is illegal throughout the United States. These laws have remained largely the same across state and time, making an empirical analysis of decriminalizing prostitution difficult. An unexpected court ruling of a Rhode Island judge in 2003 effectively decriminalized all indoor prostitution in the state until 2009. This paper replicates findings that the decriminalization reduced per capita rape offenses. In addition, it adds to the existing literature by empirically estimating the impacts of reversing this ruling in 2009. The synthetic control model used finds a reduction in rape offenses per capita of 26.4% in the 2009-2014 post recriminalization period compared to the initial criminalized period. Gonorrhea rates are reduced by 43.5% compared to the criminalized period.
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Details
- Title
- Impacts of recriminalizing sex work
- Creators
- Luke Morgan
- Contributors
- Shanthi Manian (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Economic Sciences, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525201101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis