Michael Rushton directs the Arts Administration programs at Indiana University in Bloomington. An economist by training, he has published widely on such topics as public funding of the arts, copyright, nonprofit organizations and tax policy, and served as Co-Editor of the Journal of Cultural Economics. At IU he teaches students economic applications in the arts, including the art of pricing, the focus of this blog. #
He is the Editor, on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts, of Creative Communities: Art Works in Economic Development, coming in Spring 2013 from Brookings Institution Press. #
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Leonard Jacobs on The economic impact of everything: a response
I'm unclear what aspect of Kay's argument you want me to address. Actually, may we back up? I'm an arts...Tim Roberts on The economic impact of everything: a response
Leonard Given the opinion you express can you address John Kay's argument that "the value of an activity is not what...Leonard Jacobs on The economic impact of everything: a response
Michael, Since the comment you published in full was mine, let me please thank you for doing so. (You could have...Margot H. Knight on The economic impact of everything: a response
As an arts administrator who has commissioned and participated in several major economic impact studies, I sought to understand...Tim Roberts on The economic impact of everything: a response
I think John Kay put the flawed concept of economic impact and the misappropriation of 'cost' in context very adeptly...Leonard Jacobs on Amazon and economic impact: either/or
Respectfully, so what if "many, many firms will approach government with the same claims" of job creation and economic impact?...Michael Rushton on Why a lottery?
True, customers get a good ticket for a lower price. But there are multiple ways of making that happen, and,...Ed McKeon on Why a lottery?
Not all audiences want certainty, and ENO has been courting niches interested in a creative relationship with the programme. For...james abruzzo on Lotteries should not be used to fund the arts
There is something more insidious about Lottery Funding. Because, at least in the UK around the Millennium, the...Philip Sabransky on Lotteries should not be used to fund the arts
Off the backs of how many laborers in the bottom half of income earners do the "1 percent" make enough...