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An application of econophysics to the history of economic thought: The analysis of texts from the frequency of appearance of key words

Trincado, Estrella; Vindel, José María - 2015

This article poses a new methodology applying the statistical analysis to the economic literature. This analysis has never been used in the history of economic thought, albeit it may open up new possibilities and provide us with further explanations so as to reconsider theoretical issues. With...

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Entry of painters in the Amsterdam market of the golden age

Etro, Federico; Stepanova, Elena - 2015

We analyze the evolution of the price of paintings in the XVII century Amsterdam art market to test a hypothesis of endogenous entry: higher profitability should attract more entry of painters, which in turn should lead to artistic innovations and more intense competition. We build a price index...

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Art collections and taste in the Spanish Siglo de Oro

Etro, Federico; Stepanova, Elena - 2015

We analyze art pricing in a unique dataset on Madrid inventories between 1600 and 1750. Hedonic regressions reveal a number of interesting facts about the taste of Baroque Spanish collectors and the imports of foreign paintings. The hedonic price index shows an impressive increase in the price...

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Regional Distribution of Creative and Cultural Industries in Indonesia

Fahmi, Fikri Zul - 2015

This study examines the degree to which creative industries fit regional economic settings in the developing world. In so doing, we examine the characteristics of regions where clusters of these industries are found, particularly in Indonesia. Our findings show that creative industries develop...

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Oversupply of Labor and Other Peculiarities of Arts Labor Market

Popović, Milenko; Ratković, Kruna - 2013

There are several striking peculiarities of the arts labor market that have attracted the attentions of researchers in the last several decades: first is constant long run excess supply of arts labor; second, artists are more likely to be multiple-job-holders than other professions; third,...

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Freizeitverhalten Jugendlicher: Bildungsorientierte Aktivitäten spielen eine immer größere Rolle

Hille, Adrian; Arnold, Annegret; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Wochenbericht 80 (2013) 40, pp. 15-25

-oriented activities like extracurricular music lessons or sports. These are the findings of a study conducted by DIW Berlin based on …

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The Role of Medialabs in Regional Cultural and Innovative Policy

Klimczuk, Andrzej - In: Management Trends in Theory and Practice, (pp. 130-132). 2013

Purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of a new cultural institution, "medialab". Media laboratory is an interdisciplinary institution that combines the tasks of scientific, educational, cultural and artistic institutions. They are spaces in which technology and digital media are...

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Does it pay to invest in Art? A Selection-corrected Returns Perspective

Korteweg, Arthur; Kräussl, Roman; Verwijmeren, Patrick - 2013

This paper shows the importance of correcting for sample selection when investing in illiquid assets with endogenous trading. Using a large sample of 20,538 paintings that were sold repeatedly at auction between 1972 and 2010, we find that paintings with higher price appreciation are more likely...

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Does it pay to invest in art? A selection-corrected returns perspective

Korteweg, Arthur; Kräussl, Roman; Verwijmeren, Patrick - 2013

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How learning a musical instrument affects the development of skills

Hille, Adrian; Schupp, Jürgen - 2013

Previous research does not teach us much about the role of music for skill development. Learning a musical instrument …-Economic Panel (SOEP). In addition to assessing the duration and intensity of music practice during childhood, the SOEP contains … detailed information on parents, which may determine both the decision to follow music lessons and educational outcomes: socio …

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