Der kulturelle Sektor kann sich der demographischen Entwicklung nicht entziehen. Die Alterung der Gesellschaft, die schrumpfende Bevölkerungszahl sowie die externe und interne Migration werden Kulturinstitutionen vor erhebliche Herausforderungen stellen. Notwendig ist eine differenzierte...

The cultural sector cannot avoid the effects of demographic change. The aging society, the shrinking population as well as emigration and immigration are presenting cultural institutions with considerable challenges. A complex analysis of the initial situation in each case is essential if those...

An economic analysis of the audiovisual and cinematographic markets shows some failure. Moreover, these markets do not satisfy to cultural imperatives, such as diversity, although theses imperatives are accepted practically all around the world : a film is both a good and a piece of art. French...

The purpose of diagnosis was: conduct studies that provide full and accurate knowledge of the cultural needs of the residents of Podlasie Voivodship; identify the main barriers to participation in high culture; quantitative and qualitative definition of cultural institutions image, including the...

Research background: Changes result from a turbulent environment and internal situation of an organization. Rarely do changes happen spontaneously, usually they stem from decisions consciously shaped and taken by the management. Both the reasons as well as consequences of changes appear on...

This paper evaluates the opportunity and efficiency to introduce a two-part tariff to coordinate the location of power plants with lumpy transmission investments. Nodal pricing sends the short run component of such a two-part tariff and we study the case where the average participation tariff...

There are over 9,000 public libraries in the United States servicing more than 1.5 billion people and raising over $11.5 billion dollars in revenue with approximately 8% of this total coming from donations. This paper analyzes the determinants of donations to public libraries testing the...

As public policy, cultural policy focuses on providing conditions for free and undisturbed exercise of cultural rights: right to culture and information, right to cultural identity, right of intellectual property protection, right of participation in cultural life, etc.Cultural rights are...

Software for trading MP3s and other files across the Internet is transforming music and other digital information into public goods. However, the zero contribution thesis raises questions about why individuals would share files with others. This paper uses a logit model to identify factors...

In recent years a growing number of studies have started to apply non-market valuation methods to estimate the economic value of cultural goods. The majority of these studies use stated preference techniques, such as the contingent valuation method. This study discusses the application of the...