The Labour Supply of Sex Workers in Cape Town

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dc.creatorButler-Adams, M.
dc.creatorBurns, Justine
dc.date2012-12-03T12:07:08Z
dc.date2012-12-03T12:07:08Z
dc.date2011-06
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:05:06Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:05:06Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionTraditional labour economics predicts that the supply of labour will increase as earnings increase. However, labour supply need not be positive, especially if workers make decisions based on short-term income targets. Income targeting may best describe jobs where workers decide on working hours and where wages are uncorrelated across days. This paper examines the labour supply of sex workers in Cape Town, whose working conditions largely fulfill these criteria. Contrary to traditional economic theory, we find evidence of a negative labour supply curve.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/57
dc.identifier.ris TY - Report DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The Labour Supply of Sex Workers in Cape Town TI - The Labour Supply of Sex Workers in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/57 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/57
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSouthern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleThe Labour Supply of Sex Workers in Cape Town
dc.typeReport
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceSALDRU Reporten_ZA
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