This chapter is a continuation of ongoing work by economists and others on artists' labor markets and careers. It … highlights the use of quasi-panel data obtained from census data to examine the employment and earnings of artists while … artists' careers from true panel data. Quasi-panels from the seven most recent US censuses (1940–2000) provide a reasonably …

settings. Artists and technical workers act mainly as contingent workers, freelancers and independent contractors; labor supply … population of small firms that has been growing as fast as the number of artists. On the supply side, the attractiveness of … security programs. Ironically, the study of the artists' risk management shows how rationally they behave, although artistic …