working hard for the money?

Usually I don't understand much in the way of finance, but this article actually sustained my interest.

It discusses a series of studies involving the economics of prostitution. A sample of their findings:

Although prices increase with the riskiness of an act, the premium charged for forgoing a condom is much smaller than found in other studies. And attractive prostitutes were unable to command higher fees.

Who knew The Economist could be this hot?