Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Hookers are 20% Cheaper in NYC Than SF

Via The Economist:



Note: There is a general downtrend in the price of prostitution since 2006, maybe this is where Krugman is experiencing the deflation he spends so much time talking about.

6 comments:

  1. Why are whores so expensive in Boston ?
    What kind of whores are they talking about.
    Straight whores ? Gay whores ? Transgendered whores ?
    Does a hot Asian whore cost more that a big booty black whore ?
    Inquiring minds need to know !

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  2. This obviously leaves plenty of room for central bank pumping.

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  3. Probably caused by the general deterioration of the labor market, my city has 82 hair cutters (almost all of which are female) also despite it being a minor provincial town, I think a lot of women are desperate for income and so they underbid each other in the prostitution business.

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  4. KJ:

    You are absolutely correct and if you look at Europe high youth unemployment has led to a glut of desperate women becoming prostitutes so the law of supply and demand has kicked in. Here are a couple of links as examples:

    http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/08/economist-explains-7
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330280/Maybe-sex-doesnt-sell-Prostitutes-going-business-struggle-rising-rent-costs-energy-bills.html


    Of course I suggest anyone who reads this article and do more research. We're throwing our young women to wolves

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  5. So is it more expensive to hire a lawyer in San Francisco than NYC?

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  6. @Anonymous - "Why are whores so expensive in Boston ?"

    I disagree with using the opprobrious word "whore" for the noble profession of Sex Worker. "Whore" should be reserved for certain politicians, lawyers and lobbyists.

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