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Michael Rushton on pricing the arts

The economic impact of everything, continued

May 1, 2014 by Michael Rushton 1 Comment

multiplier effects!I would say I’m not sure anyone will ever top this, but who can predict? Press Progress reports on a document produced by Kinder Morgan, on the beneficial economic impact of … oil spills. The report reads:

Words fail. H/T Charles Pierce @ESQPolitics

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Michael Rushton

Michael Rushton taught in the Arts Administration programs at Indiana University, and lives in Bloomington. An economist by training, he has published widely on such topics as public funding of the … MORE

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What’s the price? Everything has one; admission, subscriptions, memberships, special exhibitions, box seats, refreshments, souvenirs, and on and on – a full menu. What the price is matters. Generally, nonprofit arts organizations in the US receive about half of their revenue as “earned income,” and … [Read More...]

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