Marina Adshade

Marina Adshade

Economics Professor, Dalhousie University

Marina Adshade writes the blog Dollars and Sex for Big Think.  She is an assistant professor in the department of economics at Dalhousie University and teaches a popular undergraduate course called the Economics of Sex and Love. She has a Ph.D. in economics from Queen’s University. 

I am thinking about investing in a husband. While it is true that I won’t be able to sell him in the future if I ever need some quick cash […]
This week Feministing called the UK Bill that would have banned abortion counseling “anti-choice” legislation. I think they have got that all wrong. The current arrangement gives abortion providers a financial […]
Lower college tuition fees can reduce risky sexual behavior in teens as students will have more to lose when things go wrong.
So, how did you spend your weekend? If you were in an area that was bracing for a hurricane my guess is that you weren’t cuddling up with your significant […]
George Taylor, an economist at Wharton School in the 1920’s, claimed there was an inverse relationship between the state of the economy and skirt lengths. 
2011 is the summer of the “hand heart” as everyone from sports figures to politicians to rock star wannabes press thumbs and fingers together to communicate “I love you!” to […]
If your Facebook friend, who has been married for 20 years, changes her status to “Interested in men and women,” does that mean she is a swinger? More interestingly, what […]