Economics of Sex: Cost-Benefit Analysis

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• 作者：Petr Houdek ; Petr Koblovský
• 关键词：Cost ; benefit analysis ; Sexual behavior ; Opportunity costs ; STDs ; Natural disasters ; Contraception ; Abortion ; Homosexuality
• 刊名：Society
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：54
• 期：1
• 页码：18-22
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• 刊物主题：Sociology, general; Political Science;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1936-4725
• 卷排序：54

文摘

The article presents an application of the cost-benefit analysis to human sexual behavior. We suggest that an event or occasion which lowers the costs of sex – such as increasing free time, decreasing health risks of sexually transmitted diseases or lowering the probability of parenthood (or costs connected with parenthood) – usually leads to an increase in sexual activity. Although the reviewed studies concerning these effects confirm our predictions, findings are not robust, e.g. a vaccination against STDs does not always lead to an increase in sexual activity. In the conclusion, we make several socioeconomic recommendations resulting from the application of the economics of sex.