ICCA 2020: CULTURAL POLICY, WHAT’S NEW?
By The Editorial Board The international symposium organised by LabEx ICCA on the topic of “Cultural Policies. What’s new?” took place 30 – 31 January 2020 in Paris. Organised in…
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SIEC 2019: THE HAPPY FEW, ALBEIT FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY
By Luis César Herrero-Prieto Those of us who practise and study in the field of cultural economics often find ourselves being called ‘the happy few’. It is true that there…
CULTURAL FESTIVALS: STATE OF THE ART AND NEW AVENUES OF RESEARCH
By Elisa Salvador Cultural Festivals are one of the most diffused examples of living production in all the fields of cultural and creative industries, attracting increasing attention in recent years….
EX-ANTE VS. EX-POST: A REASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES IN ARTS AND CULTURE
By Andrej Srakar and Marilena Vecco The estimation of the economic effects of cultural events is a topic that has stirred numerous debates in cultural economics. Although economic impact studies…
THE CHANGING SOCIAL ECONOMY OF ART, ARE THE ARTS BECOMING LESS EXCLUSIVE?
By Hans Abbing Respect for art is high, also among those who do not consume serious art, though subsidy cuts testify of a decreasing respect for the “serious arts”. In…
HOW LIBRARY SERVICES HAVE ADAPTED TO NEW CHALLENGES?
By Anna Villarroya and Victoria Ateca-Amestoy Which transformations have libraries undergone in recent years? In this paper we claim that, due to new societal challenges and digitization, these institutions have…
EconomistsTalkArt.org wishes you happy holidays and a great new year 2019!
By The Editorial Team The Editorial Team of EconomistsTalkArt.org wishes you a happy start into the New Year! The blog started as an initiative of four young scholars in 2015….
TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITION IN THE E-BOOK READERS’ MARKET
By Elisa Salvador and Pierre-Jean Benghozi The e-book revolution impacted all the phases of the traditional value chain of the book publishing sector, characterized by a secular business model. A…
RELIGION AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION: WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS
By Juan D. Montoro-Pons and Manuel Cuadrado-García Is there any link between religiousness and participation in the arts? This work identifies two dimensions of religiousness and estimates the impact these…
CULTURAL ECONOMICS EDUCATION: 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASTER IN CULTURAL ECONOMICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
By Trilce Navarrete On 21 September 2018, a group of cultural economists from all ages joined for the 15-year anniversary of the first MA Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship program to…
THE POLITICIZATION IN THE SELECTION OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
By Enrico Bertacchini The UNESCO World Heritage List is considered one of the most successful international systems for the protection of heritage as a global public good. Yet, the decision-making…
MULTIPLE ROADS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL AS A DESIGNER
By Sofie Jacobs Independent designers work in a highly competitive and complex environment. Most studies research the growth of large design companies. However, the majority of independent designers is very…
MORE THAN PLAYER SKILLS: VARIETY IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
By Daniel Kaimann, Nadja Stroh-Maraun and Joe Cox Consumers value variety, also in videogames. We find greater video game engagement when both skills and variety preference are considered to match…
PAY-WHAT-YOU-WANT IN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: TOP MANAGERIAL TIPS
By Anna Kukla-Gryz, Katarzyna Zagórska and Peter Szewczyk Managers of cultural institutions, looking for a way to make your institution more accessible, while still remaining profitable? Consider a “pay what you…
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTIST: THE SAME, OR DIFFERENT, THAN OTHER NON-ARTIST ENTREPRENEURS?
By Joanna Woronkowicz and Douglas Noonan Why do workers earning wages or salaries decide to become self-employed, and are artists like other professionals in this regard? Artists “go freelance” more…
AWFULLY BEAUTIFUL? I REALLY LIKE THIS ARTWORK, IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN
By Monika Kackovic Information about the quality of producers and products has strategic value and affects economic decisions. But what happens in markets with informational gaps where quality is difficult…