The spatial dimensions of cultural consumption: how distance influences consumption levels in a spatial setting

Lorenzo Biferale (), Maria Giovanna Brandano, Alessandro Crociata and Hygor P. M. Melo
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Lorenzo Biferale: Gran Sasso Science Institute – Social Sciences
Maria Giovanna Brandano: Gran Sasso Science Institute – Social Sciences
Alessandro Crociata: University of Chieti-Pescara
Hygor P. M. Melo: Sony Computer Science Laboratories Rome, Joint Initiative CREF-SONY, Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi

Journal of Cultural Economics, 2024, vol. 48, issue 4, No 2, 499-525

Abstract: Abstract Cultural consumption has increasingly acquired a fundamental role in urban policy frameworks, thanks to its empirically proven positive effects on individuals and on societies. Although several theoretical and empirical contributions have examined the main socio-economic determinants that explain cultural consumption; its spatial dimensions remain significantly under-considered and require further analysis. The aim of this paper is to analyse the factors influencing cultural consumption with a focus on spatial distance and spatial dependence. Specifically, it seeks to inquire into the extent to which spatial distance between consumers and cultural institutions plays a role in neighbourhood’s levels of cultural consumption. To do this, human mobility data towards cultural institutions are used as a proxy for individual cultural consumption levels in six French cities. Results show that spatial proximity with the cultural offer matters in explaining consumption patterns, but that traditional socioeconomic determinants have a higher explanatory value.

Keywords: Cultural economics; Cultural policies; Cultural consumption; Spatial econometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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