Replication Data for: Health Certification in Sex Markets: A Field Experiment in Dakar, Senegal

Replication files for "Health Certification in Sex Markets: A Field Experiment in Dakar, Senegal." Abstract: "Legalization and regulation" is a common approach to sex work regulation that eliminates some criminal penalties if sex workers obtain government health certification. In theory, by allowing sex workers to credibly disclose their health status, certification should enable higher prices. Yet certification rates in developing countries are typically low. I explore barriers to certification in Dakar, Senegal. I randomly offered uncertified sex workers information and an incentive covering the monetary cost of certification. This incentive only marginally increased certification. Individual- and transaction-level analysis show no evidence for a certification price premium and reveal that internalized stigma deters certification.

《塞内加尔达喀尔性工作市场中的健康认证：一项田野实验》的复刻文件。摘要：“合法化与监管”是性工作监管的常见路径，即若性工作者获得政府健康认证，则可豁免部分刑事处罚。从理论层面而言，通过允许性工作者可信地披露自身健康状况，健康认证理应使其能够收取更高的服务价格。但发展中国家的健康认证普及率普遍偏低。本研究针对塞内加尔达喀尔地区的健康认证障碍展开探究。研究人员随机为未持有健康认证的性工作者提供相关信息，以及可覆盖健康认证所需货币成本的奖励补贴。该奖励仅小幅提升了认证获取率。基于个体层面与交易层面的分析均未发现健康认证可带来价格溢价的证据，同时揭示出内化的污名化心理阻碍了性工作者申请认证。