illegal prostitution

Is Illegal Drug Sales Included In GDP?

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Is Illegal Drug Sales Included In GDP? When the U.S. calculates its gross domestic product, it only includes things that are legal. But if the wares of drug dealers, pimps, bookies and other black-market denizens were included, the GDP would expand by more than 1%, according to one estimate. Why are illegal drugs not included

Does Legal Prostitution Reduce Human Trafficking?

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Does Legal Prostitution Reduce Human Trafficking? Does legal prostitution reduce human trafficking? The scale effect of legalized prostitution leads to an expansion of the prostitution market, increasing human trafficking, while the substitution effect reduces demand for trafficked women as legal prostitutes are favored over trafficked ones. Does legalizing prostitution make it safer? The idea that