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Sex workers and the cost of safe sex: the compensating differential for condom use among Calcutta prostitutes

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  • Rao, Vijayendra
  • Gupta, Indrani
  • Lokshin, Michael
  • Jana, Smarajit

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  • Rao, Vijayendra & Gupta, Indrani & Lokshin, Michael & Jana, Smarajit, 2003. "Sex workers and the cost of safe sex: the compensating differential for condom use among Calcutta prostitutes," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 585-603, August.
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