tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post8851626645899519578..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Recessions and Sexually Transmitted InfectionsEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-82716834293504731022009-06-23T21:15:36.374+00:002009-06-23T21:15:36.374+00:00Actually I am not sure that I am...Presumably at l...Actually I am not sure that I am...Presumably at least some forms of sexual activity are positively correlated with economic activity & not just prostitution. Although one could have substitution effects working in the opposite direction ("lets stay in tonight, honey") my guess (& thats all it is) is that income effects dominate. <br />If STI's are countercyclical it may also be about attitude to risk. Higher moments of the distribution are harder to model but more fun.Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.com