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 … paper we developed two dynamic models of an artist’s behavior and arts labor supply. In the first model proposed here an …

Arts proponents frequently argue that the arts have a positive impact on the economy, yet this assertion is not … supported by satisfactory statistical testing. Using the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and National Arts Index (NAI), this … study seeks to verify the contention that arts activities enhance economic growth. The test results signify, at the national …