Prostitution [electronic resource] : An Economic Perspective on its Past, Present, and Future /
Heberer, Eva-Maria.author.
Eva-Maria Heberer provides an overview over the history of prostitution in Germany, in which she discusses changes in legislation, in society and its view on prostitution, as well as in the market for commercial sex since 1846. Two different models describing a woman’s decision to engage in sex work are suggested. Both are kept as general as possible and based on universal microeconomic models. The effect of a changing probability of getting caught selling commercial sex is analyzed using the Slutsky decomposition. Relevant variables influencing the supply of sex work are identified and measured using historical and up-to-date data for the state of Hamburg and Germany. Correlations between the variables are described and discussed, allowing to conclude that a higher probability of getting caught led to a lower supply of commercial sex over the years.   Contents (Social) Development of Prostitution in Germany since 1846 Legislation on Prostitution in Germany since 1846 Micro-Theoretical Models of Decision Presentation and Analysis of Data on Prostitution in Germany   Target Groups Lecturers and students of economics, social sciences   The Author Eva-Maria Heberer researched and taught as a member of the Institute of Public Economics at the School of Business and Economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her research focus is on the analysis of shadow markets, particularly prostitution in Germany.
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Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acronyms; Symbols; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 From the Historical Perspective; 1.2 From the Economic Perspective; 1.3 A Meeting Between History and Economics; 1.4 Contributions and the Outline; Chapter 2 A History of Prostitution; 2.1 Prostitution During the German Industrialization; 2.2 From Heinze to Hitler; 2.3 The Nazi Regime; 2.4 Prostitution in the GDR; 2.5 TheWest: Between Reconstruction and Reunification; 2.6 When Two Become One; 2.7 The Act of Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes; 2.8 Summary of Chapter 2
Chapter 3 A Meta-Model3.1 Building Up from Budget Constraints; 3.1.1 A One-Period Model; 3.1.2 A Two-Period Model; 3.2 Explicitly Modeling Uncertainty; 3.2.1 The b-Type; 3.2.2 The u-Type; 3.3 Summary of Chapter 3; Chapter 4 An Application of the Meta-Model; 4.1 Changes in the Supply; 4.1.1 Means of Measurement; 4.1.2 Looking Back; 4.2 Changes in the Price; 4.2.1 Means of Measurement; 4.2.2 Looking Back; 4.3 Changes in the Law; 4.3.1 Means of Measurement; 4.3.2 Looking Back; 4.4 Changes in the Possible Loss of Reputation; 4.4.1 Means of Measurement; 4.4.2 Looking Back
4.5 Changes in the Probability of Getting Caught4.5.1 Means of Measurement; 4.5.2 Looking Back; 4.6 Finding and Discussing Correlations; 4.6.1 Law Correlations; 4.6.2 Price Correlations; 4.6.3 Supply Correlations; 4.7 Summary of Chapter 4; Chapter 5 Summary and Conclusion; 5.1 Summarizing the Work; 5.2 Shortcomings in the Model and the Data; 5.3 Proposals for Further Research; 5.4 Achievements and Contributions; 5.5 Policy Implications; 5.6 Concluding Remarks; Appendix A Appendix; A.1 Population in Hamburg; A.2 Registered Prostitutes in Hamburg; A.3 Prices for Rye Bread
A.4 Arrests due to Illegal Prostitution in HamburgA.5 Students, Female Students, and Percentage of FemaleStudents; A.6 Students, Female Students, and Percentage of FemaleStudents in Hamburg; A.7 Members of the Police Force in Hamburg; References
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Eva-Maria Heberer provides an overview over the history of prostitution in Germany, in which she discusses changes in legislation, in society and its view on prostitution, as well as in the market for commercial sex since 1846. Two different models describing a woman’s decision to engage in sex work are suggested. Both are kept as general as possible and based on universal microeconomic models. The effect of a changing probability of getting caught selling commercial sex is analyzed using the Slutsky decomposition. Relevant variables influencing the supply of sex work are identified and measured using historical and up-to-date data for the state of Hamburg and Germany. Correlations between the variables are described and discussed, allowing to conclude that a higher probability of getting caught led to a lower supply of commercial sex over the years.   Contents (Social) Development of Prostitution in Germany since 1846 Legislation on Prostitution in Germany since 1846 Micro-Theoretical Models of Decision Presentation and Analysis of Data on Prostitution in Germany   Target Groups Lecturers and students of economics, social sciences   The Author Eva-Maria Heberer researched and taught as a member of the Institute of Public Economics at the School of Business and Economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her research focus is on the analysis of shadow markets, particularly prostitution in Germany.

Social sciences.
Social Sciences, general.