Why We Should Decriminalize Sex Work

Stigmatizing and relegating an activity to the shadows doesn’t improve anyone’s welfare

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From the collection: Gender Economics

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From the collection Gender Economics

University of Reading economist Marina Della Giusta explains how regulations are driven more by reinforcing a society’s moral standards than by improving its material and social welfare. For sex work, this means that criminalization has had negative effects.

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