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Linda Essig on What is a movie star worth?
MIchael: You neglect the third, and most likely, possbility: the contributions of women are undervalued *culturally,* a byproduct of which...
Posted Mar 03, 2014
Scott Walters on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
Definitions are important. The focus on "formal arts organizations" masks a continuous and ongoing bias against rural areas "where virtually...
Posted Feb 18, 2014
Zannie Voss on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
Carlos, please let me know if this provides sufficient clarification. We study arts organizations where they exist. We...
Posted Feb 18, 2014
Janis on Rich man, poor man
Academics should also stop punishing those of their number who can communicate clearly, and start valuing the ability to put...
Posted Feb 15, 2014
Carlos Manjarrez on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
Thanks, Zannie this is helpful, although it raises other questions. From what you wrote above, the analysis was not...
Posted Feb 14, 2014
Zannie Voss on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
Thank you very much, Carlos, for raising the question of a need for more information on our spatial modeling. ...
Posted Feb 13, 2014
Carlos Manjarrez on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
I would have second Joanna's call for greater detail in the unit of analysis. Anyone who is familiar with...
Posted Feb 11, 2014
Scott Walters on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
I have to agree with David: the SMU study is not addressing the same question as that raised by the...
Posted Feb 11, 2014
william osborne on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
BTW, there's no reason to assume the study might "give readers a warm and fuzzy feeling that NEA grants are...
Posted Feb 08, 2014
william osborne on NEA funding and the ecological fallacy
The irony is that a private funding system tends to create institutions whose ticket prices are expensive. When these...
Posted Feb 08, 2014