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Michael Rushton on On the return to public investments in museums
Thank you, I am glad you enjoy the blog. I would ask this: how do we know 'economic impact' has...
Posted Mar 04, 2015
A. Cuyler on On the return to public investments in museums
Michael, I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts. Your point is very well taken about economic impact studies. But, why do they...
Posted Mar 04, 2015
william osborne on Superstars have always been with us
Thanks for these interesting ideas. Pareto distribution is is used in several fields (including social, scientific, and geophysical) to...
Posted Feb 25, 2015
Michael Rushton on Superstars have always been with us
Thank you for your comments. A few thoughts: You are right that this is Krugman, whom I respect immensely, applying some...
Posted Feb 25, 2015
william osborne on Superstars have always been with us
To draw large historical conclusions based on the income of one 19th century singer is Paul Krugman the journalist, not...
Posted Feb 25, 2015
MWnyc on Minimum wages in the cultural sector: the case of Borderlands Books
Thank you!
Posted Feb 03, 2015
Michael Rushton on New research from the NEA
Bonnie, thanks for your reply. I wasn't aware of the SPPA data on different metro areas, and I will be...
Posted Jan 30, 2015
Bonnie Nichols on New research from the NEA
Hi Michael. Thanks very much for your comments. We've tried to address some of them. First, the SPPA does capture...
Posted Jan 30, 2015
william osborne on Enjoying the benefits of old money
Organizations can’t sell deeply discounted tickets and survive unless society as a whole believes it benefits from the public subsidy...
Posted Jan 02, 2015
Tim Donahue on Explainer: How do costs affect ticket prices?
Excellent essay, but it misses some things. Broadway has at least two significant "barriers to entry," a limited number of theaters...
Posted Dec 31, 2014