But the case of the Irish girls does appear to be unique in the Irish context.
The relevance of the case study you cite is not clear to be frank. Allie, according to Levitt and Dubner, "set her fee at $300 per hour as that's what women of her calibre seemed to be charging". This is not a case where she decided to charge what she liked. She charged the going rate.
Now this is where I part company with this case study. I see stunning, beautiful foreigners of Page 3 calibre charging €100 and less while the majority of Irish girls are charging the full whack. 'Allie's' case does not explain that.
If we want an 'economics' explanation for this Irish phenonemon, how about 'super-normal profits'?
She moved in with some guy, lucky twit.
lucky for now...
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Irish-hazelx
Always up for fun and games in your bed!!
The findings don't prove anything in this context I believe. Essentially her findings - unless you can refresh me on something other than this - was that her customers were price insensitive or demand for sex was not relative to the general economy. Now as the remarkable drop in prices for non-Irish girls in recent years has shown the demand for sex does appear to be commensurate with the general economy (if we assume demand to be a function of price) so the latter is clearly not the case.
Can you suggest then (if you are clinging to the relevance of the case study you cite) why customers of Irish girls are price insensitive? I certainly cannot think why this would be the case. But perhaps you can explain it.
I think you might be putting too much emphasis on one case because it is 'published'. Not sure it explains what you seem to be claiming it does.
Oh no , the abuse tut tut and you had the gall to accuse me of being abusive lol. You need to mind your manners me ole Mucker.
On a serious note if i've ever seen a thread that needs to be taken off topic then this is it so please stop feeding this fool.
How many snowmen did you build today.......
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On a serious note if i've ever seen a thread that needs to be taken off topic then this is it so please stop feeding this fool.
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Why do you want the thread to be taken off topic? Why does it matter so much to you that this matter of escorts' prices is being raised? Why would you not want that?
What do you think of the off side rule at the moment? I am with that guy who said that if you are not interfering with play then you shouldn't be on the pitch!
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On a serious note if i've ever seen a thread that needs to be taken off topic then this is it so please stop feeding this fool.
Why do you want the thread to be taken off topic? Why does it matter so much to you that this matter of escorts' prices is being raised? Why would you not want that?
mr maxi (05-12-10)