The economic history of the arts is an interdisciplinary field of study situated at the intersection of economic history, art history and cultural economics. It focuses on the historical analysis of the market, institutional, social and financial mechanisms that have shaped the production, distribution, circulation and consumption of cultural goods.
History The Economic History of the Arts has its origins in the historical economic interest in the Arts. Its imprint in economic thought spans from Adam Smith until recent times. There has been recent interest from the general economic audience in this area and recent calls have stressed the need to further develop this field.
Main areas of research
The research in the economic history of arts typically concentrates on several core themes. socio-economic status of artists artistic creativity and innovation market structures and institutions historical valuations on the art market geographical clustering and artistic production effects of historical macroeconomic events on demand and supply of arts
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