Andrew M Francis

Summary

Affiliation: Emory University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The wages of sin: how the discovery of penicillin reshaped modern sexuality
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Arch Sex Behav 42:5-13. 2013
  2. ncbi In sickness and in health: same-sex marriage laws and sexually transmitted infections
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, USA
    Soc Sci Med 75:1329-41. 2012
  3. ncbi The economics of sexuality: the effect of HIV/AIDS on homosexual behavior in the United States
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics at Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
    J Health Econ 27:675-89. 2008
  4. ncbi Tolerance and HIV
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, United States
    J Health Econ 29:250-67. 2010
  5. ncbi Family and sexual orientation: the family-demographic correlates of homosexuality in men and women
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, USA
    J Sex Res 45:371-7. 2008

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi The wages of sin: how the discovery of penicillin reshaped modern sexuality
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Arch Sex Behav 42:5-13. 2013
    ..Together, the findings supported the notion that the discovery of penicillin decreased the cost of syphilis and thereby played an important role in shaping modern sexuality...
  2. ncbi In sickness and in health: same-sex marriage laws and sexually transmitted infections
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, USA
    Soc Sci Med 75:1329-41. 2012
    ..In sum, the findings point to a modest positive association--if any at all--between same-sex marriage bans and syphilis...
  3. ncbi The economics of sexuality: the effect of HIV/AIDS on homosexual behavior in the United States
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics at Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
    J Health Econ 27:675-89. 2008
    ..Thus, sexual behavior may respond to incentives. I consider alternative hypotheses, including biological theories of sexual orientation and stigma-related survey bias, and argue that they are unlikely to explain the results...
  4. ncbi Tolerance and HIV
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, United States
    J Health Econ 29:250-67. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi Family and sexual orientation: the family-demographic correlates of homosexuality in men and women
    Andrew M Francis
    Department of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 2240, USA
    J Sex Res 45:371-7. 2008
    ..Therefore, the maternal immune hypothesis cannot explain the entire pattern of family-demographic correlates. The findings are consistent with either biological or social theories of sexual orientation...