Sex work, or the exchange of sexual services for money or goods, is ubiquitous across eras and cultures. However, the practice of selling sex is often hidden due to stigma and the varying legal status of sex work. Online platforms that sex workers use to advertise services have become an increasingly important means of studying a market that is largely hidden. Although prior literature has primarily shed light on sex work from a public health or policy perspective (focusing largely on female sex workers), there are few studies that empirically research patterns of service provision in online sex work. This study investigated the determinants of pricing and popularity in the market for commercial sexual services online by using data from the largest UK network of online sexual services, a platform that is the industry-standard for sex workers. While the size of these influences varies across genders, nationality, age and the services provided are shown to be primary drivers of rates and popularity in sex work.
翻译：性工作或以性服务换取金钱或货物,是跨越时代和文化而普遍存在的。然而,由于性工作的耻辱和法律地位不同,性买卖的做法往往被隐藏起来。性工作者用来广告服务的在线平台已成为研究一个基本上隐藏的市场的一个日益重要的手段。虽然以前的文献主要从公共卫生或政策角度(主要侧重于女性性工作者)揭示了性工作,但很少有研究从经验上研究在线性工作提供服务的模式。这项研究利用英国最大的在线性服务网络的数据调查在线性服务市场上定价和受欢迎程度的决定因素,该平台是性工作者的行业标准。虽然这些影响的规模在性别、国籍、年龄和所提供的服务方面各不相同,但证明这些影响是性工作比率和受欢迎程度的主要驱动因素。
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