Should I stay or should I go: A dynamical model of musicians’ agglomeration and migration

Irene Alfarone () and Ugo Merlone ()
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Irene Alfarone: Universität Innsbruck
Ugo Merlone: University of Torino

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2024, vol. 58, issue 1, No 5, 97-116

Abstract: Abstract The musicians’ working scenario is characterized by unstable employment, professional oversupply, and competition. To cope with uncertainty musicians frequently migrate to artistic cities for more working and learning opportunities. We introduce dynamical aspects in a well-known model of artistic goods’ production, to shed light on artists’ career choices. The model shows that leaving the city the musicians are in is always a possible choice and when artists decide to migrate their behavior may follow cycles. Finally, the model suggests that the musicians’ working scenario is complex and mutable; therefore, to properly interpret the results, several aspects are to be considered.

Keywords: Agglomeration economies; Musician; Migration; Productivity; Dynamical model; Creative cities; Career (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C73 J61 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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