Cultural economics has recently been included in the development of Economics. The seminal paper Performing Arts: The Economic Dilemma by William Baumol and William Bowen, much acknowledged by specialists and from which this specialization originates, dates back to 1966. In spite of its short...

Cultural capital is assumed to benefit all members of society. It is built up by the aggregate consumption of cultural goods and is diminished through depreciation. In the no-policy market economy, consumers tend to ignore the beneficial external effects of their cultural good consumption on the...

This paper draws on the deconstruction(ist) toolbox and specifically on the textual unweaving tactics of exemplarity, parergonality and supplementarity, with view to critically assessing institutional and ordinary tourists' claims to authenticity as regards artefacts and sites of ‘cultural...

What is the Economics of Art and Culture? -- The Social Value of Art -- Art Markets and Auctions -- The Artists' Labour Market -- Reproductions in Art -- Creative Cultural Economy -- The Performing Arts -- Festivals -- Films -- Museums -- Superstar Museums and Special Exhibitions -- Cultural...