A Research Article On Domestic Policies And The Legal...

Research Article Critique The research article â€Å"Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking† was authored by junior professors of economics Seo-Young (the University of Marburg, 2015), Alex Dreher who, is also member of Development Economics and International Economics (University Heidelberg, 2015) and at last a professor of Environment and Development Eric Neumayer ( London School of Economics and Political Science, 2015). Importantly, all the authors have conducted several researches related to economics of crime, human trafficking, cyber crime and prostitution. This particular article was published by the London School of Economics and Political Science as a peer reviewed journal article. Seo-Young, Dreher and Newmayer†¦show more content†¦The introduction contains a considerable amount of other studies, which give reader a profound understanding of sex trafficking. The quality and sufficiency of the literature review with many references build up on researchers expertise and skills in such field. Importantly, the arguments used in the introduction are well balanced, which supports researcher s objectivity. Following the introduction, the research presents a theoretical framework based on demand and supply theory, which offer a good understanding and possible outcomes of the legalisation of prostitution and offer an opportunity to look at the issue from different aspects. On the other hand, the theoretical assumption in research does not give us a clear explanation of the issue raised. Researchers have answered the proposed question using quantitative and qualitative research methods. The study is based on the secondary analysis of quantitative data, which, as noted by Goodwin (2012) refers to using pre-existing statistical data. As mentioned in the research design section, researchers relied on data gathered mainly by the International Organisation for Migration and reports published by the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime Reports (UNODC), which provide a cross country statistics on human trafficking in 161 countries over the 1996-2003 period. The validity is questionable due to the time issue as the