Date of Graduation
Spring 5-23-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in International and Development Economics (MSIDEC)
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program
Economics
First Advisor
Jeese Anttila-Hughes
Abstract
India’s skewed sex ratios have lead to the destruction of marriage markets in many villages as well as an increase in violence against women. This paper examines how India’s distorted sex ratios effects the migration of sex workers. By using a modified gravity model of migration the results in this paper indicates that an over supply of sex workers in a local market leads to a crowding out effect, and pushes the women to migrate to districts with more men than women. This paper contributes to the literature by bringing more clarity to how the labor market impacts the decisions of sex workers.
Recommended Citation
Dickerson, Michael, "Crowded Out: The Effect of Sex Ratios on the Sex Worker Labor Market and Migration in India" (2015). Master's Theses. 136.
https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/136
