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A reputation loss can also include the intrinsic feelings of shame and guilt that result from buying sex, especially if the buyer is being unfaithful to a spouse. Thus, we may assume that a married person has a lower reputation capacity (more to lose) than a single person. We will assume that the utility of the client depends on amount of sex bought, freely exchanged sex, consumption of ordinary goods and reputation, that is: Uc = Uc (Sc , Sc0 , Cc , rc ). (3) All four marginal utilities are assumed to be positive, which inter alia means that the higher the capacity for reputation losses is, the higher the utility.
Let yn∗ be person n’s demand for having sex with a sex worker during a year. Here this demand is considered as a latent variable. Let xn be a vector of explanatory variables that affect demand. β is a vector of unknown coefficients. 48 Empirical application Moreover let n be a random variable. We then have the following demand function for paid sex: yn∗ = xn β + εn ; n = 1, 2, . . , N. (25) Let ynj be the observation of how many times the clients have had sex with a sex worker during a year, j = 1, 2, 3, 4, where j = 1 means that the client has not been with a sex worker before he was observed and arrested, j = 2 means that the client has been with a sex worker once before, j = 3 mean that he has had sex with a sex worker more than once, but less than once per month, and j = 4 if the client has had sex with a sex worker more than once per month.
The fourth factor ‘like relationships’ captures the fact that some respondents prefer sex work to relationships and find the latter burdensome, so they interact with individuals who can respond to their needs without demanding intimate relationships. The higher this factor, the more the clients like relationships and related responsibilities. Factor five, ‘variety dislike’, captures the view that sex work forms part of sex consumption, and can, for example, serve to satisfy those sexual appetites that the regular partner is unwilling to satisfy,21 or the desire for variety of sexual partners.