«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE AND IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»- ANDY WARHOL

«Mr Levitt presented preliminary findings from a study conducted with Sudir Venkatesh a sociologist at Colombia University. Their research on the economics of street prostitution combines official arrest records with data on 2220 «tricks» (transaction) collected by Mr Venkatesh in co-operation with sex workers in three Chicago districts...

(among the findings) «..prostitutes are more likely to have sex with a police officer than be arrested by one...when negotiating prices, prostitutes will usually make an offer to black clients but will sollicit a bid from a white client.» As for strips clubs patrons they are typically unmarried, relatively young and College educated.

-The Economist
Jan 20 2008