Journal of Human Trafficking
Volume 4, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 155-168

The Determinants of Human Trafficking in the European Union (Article)

Tallmadge R. , Gitter R.J.*
  • a Mortiz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States, Department of Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, United States
  • b Mortiz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States, Department of Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, United States

Abstract

Human trafficking affects an estimated 27 million people worldwide. We use a recently available European Union longitudinal cross-national data set to determine the factors that affect the rate of trafficking in a nation, employing a model of the number of people a trafficker would offer to those that would purchase the victims. We find that higher rates of trafficking are predicted in nations where immigrants are a larger share of the population, there is access to the sea, the level of GDP per capita is low, and the level of unemployment low. Controlling for these factors, in terms of policy, we find that legalized prostitution increases the rate of human trafficking. © 2017, © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

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Human trafficking Statistical analysis Prostitution European Union

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067240672&doi=10.1080%2f23322705.2017.1336368&partnerID=40&md5=06799e031b64bd4ad6dc8fb08667eff5
DOI: 10.1080/23322705.2017.1336368
ISSN: 23322705
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English