authors write. "We are not claiming to have identified the causal channels which link the change in decriminalization to the behavioral outcomes of interest."

They do serve up some hypotheses, though.

Decriminalizing indoor prostitution could improve the bargaining position of female sex workers relative to clients, leading to lower rates of victimization. Research from the late 1990s found that indoor sex workers are victimized considerably less than outdoor street walkers. The legal quirk in Rhode Island only applied to indoor sex work, which could have resulted in some prostitutes abandoning outdoor business for its decriminalized — and safer — counterpart.

DECRIMINALIZING PROSTITUTION COULD IMPROVE THE BARGAINING POSITION OF FEMALE SEX WORKERS.

It's also possible that decriminalizing sex work allows firms to invest more money in security (locks, security cameras, security guards), increasesCongress should not expect to see President Trump's tax returns, says White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Nor should lawmakers think they're entitled to see any more of the special counsel's report, he told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. In a wide-ranging interview for "The Takeout" podcast this week, Mulvaney also weighed in on Venezuela, North Korea, and took a jab at a recent entrant to the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Here are some of the highlights:

Trump's tax returns

Mulvaney said that Congress will never get to see President Trump's tax returns, despite efforts by House Democrats to subpoena the information.

"They're not entitled to see them by law," Mulvaney told Garrett.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter Monday that the