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Handbook of the Economics of Art and Culture. Volume 2.
This volume emphasizes the economic aspects of art and culture, a relatively new field that poses inherent problems for economics, with its quantitative concepts and tools. Building bridges across disciplines such as management, art history, art philosophy, sociology, and law, editors Victor Ginsburgh and David Throsby assemble chapters that yield new perspectives on the supply and demand for artistic services, the contribution of the arts sector to the economy, and the roles that public policies play...
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About This Guide
This Guide provides links to sources where you can find data and information on fundraising and philanthropy, marketing and advertising, demographics, and for profit and non-profit companies. The companion guide, Arts Administration I: Researching Topics in Books, Journals, and Newspapers, offers suggestions for finding books and periodical articles.
Americans for the Arts
Arts by the Numbers
- Americans for the Arts: Reports & Data To make a case for the arts and expand arts programs and initiatives in your community, you need the power of data to inform your decisions and build support for those decisions. In our Reports and Data section, we have a wide array of information and data-rich resources, publications, reports, fact sheets, and tool kits to help you do just that.
- SMU DataArts SMU DataArts will build a national culture of data-driven decision making for those who want to see the arts and culture sector thrive. We will make data useful and accessible to all in the arts and culture field, illuminating strengths, challenges and opportunities for individual arts organizations and for the sector as a whole, to help ensure long-term stability.
- MusicID MusicID is an academic research tool that utilizes powerful analytics to compile global music industry data into three, easy-to-use platforms: Music ID Data, Music ID Revenue, and Music ID Impact. MusicID provides researchers with sophisticated infographics and authoritative data, making it an essential tool for advancing new insights and ideas.
- NADAC (National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture) The National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC) is a repository that facilitates research on arts and culture by acquiring data, particularly those funded by federal agencies and other organizations, and sharing those data with researchers, policymakers, people in the arts and culture field, and the general public.
- NEA: Publicly Available Data Sources on the Arts Below is a list of publicly accessible data sources that include arts-related variables
- Arts Research Quarterly: Spotlighting Secondary Data Analysis in the Arts Arts Research Quarterly is a sampler of research articles on the arts ecosystem and on the arts' value and impact for individuals and communities, based on data housed at NADAC and elsewhere. New issues are released quarterly. Arts Research Quarterly and NADAC are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
