11336 - Cultural Economics

Learning outcomes

The course aims to analyze the links between economy and culture, with a special focus on  the art market and the creativity industry. The first part of the course analyzes the general framework of the cultural economics, while the second part the course presents an economic analysis of the cultural heritage, performig art art, visual art and the digital art sectors (music, cinema, TV etc.).

Course contents

1. Introduction
2. Art and economics
   
3. The arts market
   
4. The art demand.
5. The art supply.
6. The artists' income.
7. Public and private intervention in art.
   
8. Digital art.
9. Visual art.

Readings/Bibliography

• Candela G. e Scorcu A.E. ECONOMIA DELLE ARTI, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2024. CAP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 14.

REPORTS (data updates)

• AAVV (2023), Io sono Cultura 2023. L’Italia della qualità e della bellezza sfida la crisi, I Quaderni di Symbola
• 18° RAPPORTO ANNUALE FEDERCULTURE 2022 IMPRESA CULTURA - SINTESI DEI DATI PRINCIPALI 2021 - Gangemi Editore
  

PAPERS (advanced readings)

• Pier Luigi Sacco (2012), Le industrie culturali e creative e l’Italia: una potenzialità inespressa su cui scommettere, Il Sole 24ore
• Pier Luigi Sacco, Emanuele Teti (2017), Cultura 3.0: un nuovo paradigma di creazione del valore, E&M 2017/1

Teaching methods

During the lectures will be presented some models of cultural economics and discussed the main issues of cultural policy.

Assessment methods

Oral examination both in classrooms and on site.

The graduation of exam scores is the following:

<18 insufficient
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent

 

Teaching tools

Video projector, slides, whiteboard.

Links to further information

https://virtuale.unibo.it/course/view.php?id=60048

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Castellani