Risk-Coping through Sexual Networks : Evidence from Client Transfers in Kenya
Why do women engage in transactional sex? While much of the explanation is that sex-for-money pays more than other jobs, this paper uses a unique panel dataset constructed from 192 self-reported diaries of sex workers in Western Kenya to show that...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110228155650 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3348 |
| Summary: | Why do women engage in transactional
sex? While much of the explanation is that sex-for-money
pays more than other jobs, this paper uses a unique panel
dataset constructed from 192 self-reported diaries of sex
workers in Western Kenya to show that women who supply
transactional sex develop relationships with regular
clients, and that these clients send transfers in response
to negative income shocks. Regular clients are the primary
source of inter-person insurance that women receive, and
women report in a separate survey that client transfers are
an important reason that they participate in the market. |
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