Handbook of the economics of art and culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier North-Holland, 2006-
Description:v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Handbooks in economics, 0169-7218 ; 25
Handbooks in economics ; bk. 25.
Subject:Art -- Economic aspects.
Culture -- Economic aspects.
Art -- Economic aspects.
Arts -- Economic aspects.
Culture -- Economic aspects.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6239652
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Other authors / contributors:Ginsburgh, Victor.
Throsby, C. D.
ISBN:0444508708
9780444508706
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Also available on the Internet.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • 1. Overview of the economics of arts and culture
  • Part 2. History
  • 2. Art and culture in the history of economic thought
  • 3. The history of art markets
  • 4. The evolution of music markets
  • Part 3. Value
  • 5. Defining cultural and artistic goods
  • 6. Value and the valuation of art in economic and aesthetic theory
  • Part 4. Legal Issues
  • 7. The economic analysis of art law
  • 8. Copies of artworks. The case of paintings and prints
  • 9. Copyright, arts and the internet
  • 10. Censorship versus freedom of expression in the arts speech
  • Part 5. Culture and the Economy
  • 11. On arts economics and the new economy
  • 12. Culture and economic performance
  • 13. Culture and economic development
  • Part 6. Consumption and Production
  • 14. Empirical studies of demand for the arts
  • 15. Nonprofit firms in the performing arts
  • 16. Creativity and the behaviour of artists
  • Part 7. Cultural Industries
  • 17. Organisation of arts and entertainment industries
  • 18. The media and advertising: A tale of two-sided markets
  • 19. The movies
  • 20. Rockonomics: The economics of popular music
  • 21. The economics of books
  • Part 8. Labor Markets
  • 22. Artistic labour markets. Contingent work, excess supply and occupational risk management
  • 23. Artists' careers and labor markets
  • 24. Human capital and artists' labour markets
  • 25. Stardom and talent
  • Part 9. Auctions and Prices
  • 26. Art auctions
  • 27. The computation of price indices
  • Part 10. Heritage
  • 28. Cultural heritage. Economic analysis and public policy
  • 29. The economics of museums
  • Part 11. Location
  • 30. Culture in urban and regional development
  • 31. Cultural districts and their role in developed and developing economies
  • Part 12. Policy
  • 32. The arts and economic policy
  • 33. Culture in international trade
  • 34. The making of cultural policy: a European perspective
  • 35. Cultural policy: an American view
  • 36. Tax incentives in cultural policy
  • 37. Philanthropy