Michael Rushton
Michael Rushton teaches in 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.
On the frontiers of AI
Prelude, from The Onion:
Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport
Now then. A few days ago, my son googled “Franz Kafka Airport” and...
Children of Men
At Indiana University each spring there is an arts festival in honor of Kurt Vonnegut, Granfalloon. This year’s theme is his novel Cat’s Cradle, which is...
Even more on the economics of live theatre
The Freakonomics series on the economics of live theatre continues with this third and final episode, in which I talk about its value –...
On the hidden economics of live theatre
Freakonomics Radio has a new three part series on the economic landscape facing live theatre. Part One is here, and part two is here,...
What to do with the NEA? Make it Conservative?
In my last post I wrote about the Cato Institute’s Ryan Bourne’s call to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts. Here I will consider a...
