Executive summary -- NEA research on artist occupations -- Artist occupation data -- The artist workforce over time -- Geographic trends -- Demographic trends -- Employment and income -- Artist profiles -- Guide to tables and terms -- Tables -- Appendix A : Census occupation codes, 1990 and 2000...

Labour-market polarization is characterized by increased employment in occupations at the top but also at the bottom of the skills and wage distributions, followed by a relative decline in 'middling' occupations. This paper documents a polarization trend also in the Nordic labour markets and...