Journal of Cultural Economics

1996 - 2026

Current editor(s): Federico Etro and Douglas Noonan

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Volume 50, issue 1, 2026

Is there a premium for legacy artists? The death effect in exhibition shows and auction transactions pp. 1-34

Matthias Florian Sahli and Alexander Cuntz

Arts avocations and the ‘Leonardo effect’: Does artistic imagination fuel innovation? pp. 35-51

Timothy R. Wojan

Illicit shadows: the cultural goods trade gap for Italy pp. 53-79

Elia Acciai, Michele Belloni, Marina Della Giusta and Giovanna Segre

Should I stay or should I go? Early stages in performing artistic careers pp. 81-103

F. Coda Moscarola, A. Ricci, M. Vecco and R. Zanola

QR code-enabled tips to street performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival pp. 105-128

Meg Elkins and Tim R. L. Fry

The art of the gift: provenance and the endowment effect in Chinese gift artworks pp. 129-158

Yuqing Song

Are the best tunes played on the oldest fiddles? Music copyright and distribution as technology changes pp. 159-194

Alexander Cuntz, Alessio Muscarnera and Prince C. Oguguo

The gendered returns of film success, women and men directors in French cinema pp. 195-223

Simon Bittmann and Pierre-Michel Menger

Price differentials and skin tone in digital art pp. 225-251

Timothy P. Hubbard and Daniel R. LaFave

Literary networks: Agglomeration, peers, and productivity pp. 253-283

Sara Mitchell and Lukas Kuld

Review of Culture is not an industry: reclaiming art and culture for the common good by Justin O’Connor, 2024, Manchester: Manchester University Press pp. 285-288

David Throsby

Volume 49, issue 4, 2025

Art collectors as venture-stage investors pp. 659-687

Amy Whitaker and Roman Kräussl

International networks in cultural industries: the case of agencies for opera artists in the immediate post-COVID-19 period pp. 689-715

Stefano Ghinoi, Magdalena Langosch, Srinidhi Vasudevan, Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta and Elina De Simone

Digital piracy in times of Covid-19 pp. 717-745

Julia Mazzei, Arianna Martinelli, Alessandro Nuvolari and Joost Poort

Are authenticity labels effective for local tourism efficiency? A regression discontinuity design approach pp. 747-775

Dante Di Matteo and Antonella Rita Ferrara

The impact of cultural diplomacy on the Eurovision song contest pp. 777-810

Steven Yamarik, Jarko Fidrmuc and Ioanna Mor

The substitutability between brick-and-mortar stores and e-Commerce: the case of books pp. 811-854

Georg Götz, Daniel Herold, Phil-Adrian Klotz and Jan Thomas Schäfer

Correction: The substitutability between brick-and-mortar stores and e-Commerce: the case of books pp. 855-856

Georg Götz, Daniel Herold, Phil-Adrian Klotz and Jan Thomas Schäfer

Connoisseurship from below exploring “informal” expertise in art on social media pp. 857-894

Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker

Stronger together? A semi-parametric approach to evaluate the productivity of higher education and cultural vibrancy in Italy pp. 895-937

Emanuela Macrì, Valeria Morea and Francesco Rania

Tales of tails: sales distribution and the role of retail channels in the German book market pp. 939-961

Daniel Lüke

The choice of music consumption modes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a study of Cameroon pp. 963-1001

Charly Mengue, Benjamin Fomba Kamga and André Dumas Tsambou

Review of a complex systems view on the visual arts by Paul Van Geert pp. 1003-1006

Andrej Srakar

Victor Ginsburgh (1939–2025) pp. 1007-1010

John O’Hagan

Volume 49, issue 3, 2025

Revising the canon: how Andy Warhol became the most important American modern artist pp. 381-406

David W. Galenson

No such thing as a free movie? Cross-country evidence on the potential impact of AVOD streaming services pp. 407-433

Jordi McKenzie, Paul Crosby, Alan Collins and Thorsten Chmura

The never-ending book: the role of new material and peer feedback in user-generated content production pp. 435-458

Maria Marchenko and Hendrik Sonnabend

The Hollywood gender gap: the role of action films pp. 459-485

John Heywood, Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez and Maria Navarro Paniagua

Voter mobilization with public cultural spending in small communities: evidence from Austria pp. 487-513

Jan Neumair

Passionately or reluctantly independent? Artistic and non-artistic self-employment compared pp. 515-545

Bas Bosma, Ellen Loots, Paul Stroet and Arjen Witteloostuijn

Misattribution stigma and contagion: How did the art auction market react to Australian “Black art scandals”? pp. 547-578

Erica Coslor and Tim Fry

Returns from rare coins: a machine learning approach pp. 579-601

Marti Sagarra, Laura Vici and Roberto Zanola

‘Do songs tell stories?’ An empirical analysis of the effect of emotional arcs on success in a national song contest pp. 603-637

Jürgen Rösch and Maxi-Josephine Rauch

The paradox of being unsold: hidden signaling value of bought-in in Korean art auction pp. 639-658

Seohyeon Hwang, Jiye Ryu and Kihoon Hong

Volume 49, issue 2, 2025

Talent and technology in creative industries: introduction to the special issue pp. 241-255

Ricard Gil, S. Abraham Ravid and Olav Sorenson

Beyond the big screen: secondary channel releases and their impact on the theatrical market pp. 257-280

Danielle Brennan, Kyle D. S. Maclean and Mercedes Sanchez

The reel deal? An experimental analysis of perception bias and AI film pitches pp. 281-300

Paul Crosby and Jordi McKenzie

Movie sentiment and home entertainment revenue pp. 301-326

Rahul Telang and Liron Sivan

Leveraging entrepreneurial identity and technology: legitimacy of art securitization platforms pp. 327-354

Jiaxin Liu, Boram Lee and Ruth Rentschler

Money in the air: art dealers and the making of a transatlantic market, 1880–1930 pp. 355-357

Federico Etro

Determinants of technical efficiencies of cultural enterprises in Togo pp. 359-379

Victor Nyatefe

Volume 49, issue 1, 2025

The labor market returns of being an artist: evidence from the United States, 2006–2021 pp. 1-21

Christos A. Makridis

Evaluating the quality of UNESCO World Heritage List: a comparison with the Baedeker’s guidebooks pp. 23-47

Martina Dattilo and Fabio Padovano

Identifying outlier scores and outlier jurors to reduce manipulation in classical music competitions pp. 49-98

Krzysztof Kontek and Kevin Kenner

The valuation of copies for Chinese artworks pp. 99-140

Kim Oosterlinck, Anne-Sophie Radermecker and Yuqing Song

Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO pp. 141-161

Amir Borges Ferreira Neto, Jennifer Nowicki and Shishir Shakya

Censorship of U.S. movies in China pp. 163-192

Xuhao(Harry) Pan, Tim Groseclose and Tyler Cowen

The impact of COVID-19 on cultural and arts activities: evidence from a large-scale micro-level survey in South Korea pp. 193-229

Seonho Shin

Economic valuation of becoming a superhero pp. 231-236

Julian J. Hwang and Dongso Lee

Natasha Degen: Merchants of style: art and fashion after Warhol pp. 237-240

Mariangela Lavanga