Prostitution 2.0: The changing face of sex work

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-287

  Cunningham, Scott ^a   Kendall, Todd D ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Compass Lexecon ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Prostitution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952008479     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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