This article estimates the development of manuscripts and printed books in Western Europe
over the course of thirteen centuries. As these estimates show, medieval and early modern …

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Western Europe? Was it a sudden acceleration
of the European economy, or should we look at specific institutions arising in Western …

This work aims to evaluate the determinants of the consumption of artistic-cultural goods and
services in Brazil, conceiving this consumption as an activity with positive effects on the …

The Dutch Republic was a cultural powerhouse in the modern era, producing lasting
masterpieces in painting and publishing-and in the process transforming those fields from …

Consumption of culture is a time intensive activity; therefore, individuals might face not only
income constraints, but also time limitations to consume culture. In order to shed light on this …

The expansion of the number of cultural festivals in recent years makes this phenomenon a
topic of growing interest in the field of cultural economics. Thus, the purpose of this article is …

We study the socioeconomic determinants of cultural participation in thirteen major Chinese
cities for a broad range of indicators that cover highbrow and popular cultures. Consistent …

This paper describes the creative potential of Brazilian territories, including aspects pointed
as cities' comparative advantages in terms of creativity: cultural facilities, labor market and …

One of the available and yet controversial tools in cultural policy at the national level is the
reduction of VAT rates for cultural goods and services. We document the standard and …

This study presents some results for household demand for sports in Norway. The results
provide a firm basis for concluding that the demand for sports is income elastic. However …