The wine industry, known for its rich history and complexity, faces an intriguing challenge: how do consumers assess quality in a market brimming with informational inefficiencies? This question lies at…
Why are female composers historically overshadowed by their male counterparts? Using data on over 17,000 composers who represent the entire history of Western classical music, we analyze the gender gap…
As 2024 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank our amazing community—scholars, researchers, and readers—for their dedication and enthusiasm in exploring and sharing trends about…
The 11th European Workshop on Applied Cultural Economics (EWACE) –organised by the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Valladolid– was held in Segovia (Spain) between September 4 and…
The accumulation of creative capital drives tourism competitiveness in Europe. Factors such as talent, cultural diversity and creative industries favour tourism efficiency, giving destinations a key advantage to maximise their…
Economists as well as sociologists have an interest in how behavior is shaped by how resources are allocated in society. In recent years, a rapprochement between the disciplines is observable…
Heritage and local attractiveness are closely linked, but concerns have emerged about excessive tourist flows to cultural destinations. This research investigates the nexus between cultural tourism and development, focusing on…
The Arts Need Oxytocin! Our research reveals how ‘tactile value’ at live music events influences economic decisions. By examining how physical interactions enhance concert experiences, we show that festivalgoers assign…
A corporate museum is a museum institution established, owned and operated – either directly or indirectly, through a non-profit organisation – by a company currently competing on a market. Its…
The International Conference on Cultural Policy Research (ICCPR) took place in the end of August 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, with the timely theme Cultural Policy in Democratic and Nondemocratic Regimes….
ETAs editors were at the AIMAC 2024 and wrote a summary for you The 17th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC took place on 23 to 26 June…
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a period of sadness and uncertainty. Music plays an essential role in our lives, accompanying us through all stages of our souls. Each one has its…
In the last three decades, the cultural and creative Sector (CCS) has increasingly gained an international presence, with multilevel governance playing a significant role in its development both globally and…
What are the effects of UNESCO World Heritage designations on local economic outcomes? The debate on this topic is wide-ranging, but often based on qualitative evidence, case studies or using…
On music streaming, all streams have traditionally been worth the same, but how can we rethink how streams are calculated and remunerated, so we reward the music experiences that we value…
For many cultural institutions and activities, such as libraries, theatres, exhibitions and concerts, the non-use values are created when the good is consumed. These cultural capital externalities resemble human capital…