July 25, 2018
EconomistsTalkArt.org GOES ON VACATION
By The Editorial Team The ETA (EconomistsTalkArt.org) Blog is now in the third year of existence. So far, we have published 60 posts with...
July 17, 2018
CULTURAL ECONOMICS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC: THE LOW DOWN ON THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CULTURAL ECONOMICS
By Bronwyn Coate and Tim R.L. Fry From 26-29 June RMIT University was proud to host the 20th International Conference on Cultural Economics. This...
July 3, 2018
FISCAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF BOOK CONSUMPTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
By Karol Jan Borowiecki and Trilce Navarrete One of the available and yet controversial tools in cultural policy at the national level is the...
June 19, 2018
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND RACIAL JUSTICE: A MATCH MADE IN THE ARTS
By Pier-Luc Dupont While many institutions have recognised the arts’ potential contribution to intercultural dialogue, voter ethnocentrism or plain racism often make it arduous...
June 5, 2018
USING EXPERIMENTS TO ADDRESS PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
By Mina Dragouni and Nikos Georgantzis Despite the increasing popularity of community-inclusive, bottom-up management in the field of cultural heritage, researchers on the subject...
May 22, 2018
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...
May 9, 2018
DOUBLE JEOPARDY – MORE FLEXIBLE SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS AND HIGHER TICKET PRICES
By Jeffrey Pompe, Lawrence Tamburri and Johnathan Munn Symphony orchestras have increasingly relied on flexible ticket subscriptions and higher ticket prices for revenue generation. We found...
April 24, 2018
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...
April 10, 2018
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...
March 27, 2018
CHANGING FUNDERS, CHANGING VALUES? EVIDENCE ON CROWDFUNDING IN THE NETHERLANDS
By Quirijn L. van den Hoogen What happens to art worlds when funding mechanisms change? The Dutch case is of particular interest as...
March 13, 2018
UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES OF GOVERNMENT BUDGET CUTS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES
By Amir Borges Ferreira Neto Recent pressure to reduce public budgets have been affecting public libraries all across the US. Such government budget cuts...
February 27, 2018
NUDGE: IMPROVING DECISIONS ABOUT ARTS AND CULTURE?
By Boram Lee Nudge might sound like “marketing with psychological tricks,” and nothing new; its effectiveness may run out as society gets wise. The...
February 14, 2018
CULTURAL DIPLOMACY: ARM’S LENGTH STRATEGIES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
By Kalliopi Fouseki and Dimitra Kizlari Cultural diplomacy has been steadily gaining momentum the past decade in EU policy-making circles. Despite genuine efforts to...
January 30, 2018
TWO INFORMATION AGGREGATION MECHANISMS FOR PREDICTING THE OPENING WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REVENUES OF FILMS
By David Court, Benjamin Gillen, Jordi McKenzie and Charles R. Plott Many entertainment and, more generally, cultural products are characterised by significant levels of uncertainty...
January 16, 2018
ARE THEY ALL THE SAME? A CASE STUDY OF THREE AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS ARTISTS
By Lisa Farrell, Jane M. Fry and Tim R.L. Fry Many studies of art auctions assume that a single statistical model using observed characteristics...
December 31, 2017
EconomistsTalkArt.org wishes you happy holidays and a great new year 2018!
By The Editorial Team The Editorial Team of EconomistsTalkArt.org wishes you a happy start into the New Year! The blog, which started as an initiative of...
