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on Cultural Economics |
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Issue of 2025–09–22
three papers chosen by Roberto Zanola, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale |
| By: | Anna Elffers (Independent researcher); Cecile Wentges (Get Lost Cultural Agency); Marjelle Vermeulen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Abstract: | The Netherlands is increasingly experiencing cross-sector collaborations between the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) and the business community. Cross-sector partnerships ‘create more value together for both businesses and non-profits in the arts and cultural sector, than they could have done separately’ (Wang and Holznagel, 2021, p. 95). However, the opportunities for such partnerships in The Netherlands are not yet fully exploited. Cross-sector partnerships can have advantages for both CCSI and businesses. The CCSI is highly dependent on subsidies and very much focused on this money stream. Partnerships with businesses can create new opportunities and spaces for arts and culture and thereby mitigate this dependency on subsidies. Businesses can also benefit from a cross-sector partnership. ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) reporting guidelines stimulate the business community to drive sustainable and responsible business practices. However, the business community is often still looking for ways to give shape to the ‘S’ of Social. Artists and cultural organizations are often perfectly outfitted to help businesses create social value in the places where they are active, e.g. by making buildings and neighborhoods more lively, easy to navigate or safe, by building communities and strengthening social cohesion or by giving meaning and identity to the past, present and future of certain place. A good partnership concerns a transformative collaboration, in which both parties work together towards a shared goal. As a result of the current hybridization movement, organizations from different sectors are moving towards the ‘social center’. In addition to financial value, businesses increasingly pursue soft values such as diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and social impact on local communities. In the CCSI, ‘hybridisation debates point to the presence of social, economic, political and creative and artistic logics/goals, with different mixes’ (Ferreira et al., 2023, p 929). Consequently, CCSI and the business community increasingly use a mix of orientations with shared interests: this offers a good starting point for transformative cross-sector partnerships. This research therefore focuses on the question: in what ways can the CCSI and businesses jointly make a social impact? By studying different projects that were carried out by the Get Lost Foundation in the Netherlands, we analyze how cross-sector partnerships can be successfully formed and built. We thereby pay attention to the important ‘translator’ role of intermediaries. |
| Keywords: | Cross-sector partnerships, cultural and creative sectors and industries, businesses, social impact |
| JEL: | L31 M14 Z11 |
| Date: | 2025–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cue:wpaper:awp-06-2025 |
| By: | Raphael Flepp; Tim Pawlowski; Travis Richardson |
| Abstract: | We propose utilizing match-level suspense and surprise - which capture the entertainment utility created by competitive balance and outcome uncertainty for sports spectators - as alternative policy targets for league organizers and managers. Through simulations, we derive a benchmark range for suspense and surprise based on a perfectly balanced match before analyzing over 25, 000 men's matches (2010/11-2023/24) and 725 women's matches (2023/24) from Europe's top football leagues. Our findings reveal that an average match generates lower suspense compared to the benchmark range, particularly for top teams, while surprise values consistently align with the benchmark. Moreover, we observe nuanced trends over time in men's football and highlight notable differences across leagues and clubs in both men's and women's competitions. These insights enhance our understanding of how the attractiveness of matches arises from competitive balance and carry important policy implications. |
| Date: | 2025–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2506.21253 |
| By: | Daniel Oto-Peralías (Universidad Pablo de Olavide); Demetrio Carmona-Derqui (Universidad Pablo de Olavide); Dolores Gutiérrez-Mora (Universidad de Sevilla) |
| Abstract: | Naming streets and public spaces after prominent figures and national symbols following a cultural and political agenda is a widespread practice of governments throughout the world. We study whether these commemorative policies actually influence people. Street names are ubiquitous urban elements; subtle pieces of information embedded with cultural and political meanings to which individuals are exposed on a daily basis. Through in-person and online surveys, we find that respondents have more knowledge about the figures commemorated in their streets and give more importance to them, compared to similarly relevant figures. We also find suggestive but inconclusive evidence of the influence of street names on gender and religious attitudes. These results have implications for urban commemorative policies around the world as well as for debates about the efficacy of interventions conducive to socially desirable outcomes. They also inform how people acquire knowledge, form their opinions and attitudes, and construct their identities. |
| Keywords: | street names, commemorative policies, urban policy, identity, education |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pab:wpaper:25.04 |