Cheaper Sex: Why Price Deflation Is Hitting Prostitutes

THE ECONOMIST has analysed 190,000 profiles of female sex workers on websites where customers post reviews. The data cover 84 cities in 12 countries, with the biggest number of workers in America and most of the rest in big cities in rich countries. According to our analysis, the price of an hour of sex with a female prostitute has been dropping fairly steadily in recent years. In 2006 the average cost was around $340. By 2014 it had dropped to about $260. - See more at: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/08/economist-explains-7#sthash.zGkGYg01.dpuf