Degrees & Sex Work
2014-08-11 20:42:57.269167+02 by
Dan Lyke
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One thing that college degree is good for? Earning more as a sex worker: The Economist: Prostitution and the internet: More bang for your buck: How new technology is shaking up the oldest business (because apparently they couldn't avoid the "bang" attempt at a pun. Sigh.)
... A study by Scott Cunningham of Baylor University and Todd Kendall of Compass Lexecon, a consultancy, shows that among prostitutes who worked during a given week, graduates earned on average 31% more than non-graduates. More lucrative working patterns rather than higher hourly rates explained the difference ...
Via.
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#Comment Re: made: 2014-08-12 06:42:13.75365+02 by:
dexev
So the graduates worked longer, for less an hour?
Yep, sounds about right...
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