Course contents
Arts and economy
Art markets; price and value; market equilibrium
Art demand and supply
Artists' labor market and the selection process
Public policies for the arts
Cultural heritage and museums; temporary and permanent
exhibitions
Performing arts; shows and festivals
Durable arts; CD, movies and books
Visual arts
Art at auction
Readings/Bibliography
G. Candela, A.E. Scorcu, Economia delle arti, Zanichelli,
Bologna, 2004
Supplementary readings:
R. Cellini e T. Cuccia, "Is Cultural Heritage Really Important
for Tourists? A Contingent Rating Study", Applied Economics, 2007,
vol. 39, pp. 261-271
B.S. Frey e Mayer S., "The Economics of Museums", Institute for
Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Working
Paper n. 149, 2003.
L. Onofri e A.E. Scorcu, "The Life Cycle of Temporary Cultural
Exhibitions: An Empirical Exploration", International Journal of
the Economics of Business, 2006, vol. 13, n. 3, pp. 447-460.
D. Stanley, J. Rogers, S. Smeltzer e L. Perron, "
Win, Place or Show: Gauging the Economic Success of the Renoir and
Barnes Art Exhibits", Journal of Cultural Economics, 2000 vol.
24, pp. 243–255
Further readings will be given during the course
Assessment methods
Written and oral examination
Copies of past written examinations are available at the Faculty
Didactic Office (Ufficio Orientamento Didattico)