Are Composers Different? Historical Evidence on Conflict-induced Migration (1816-1997)

Karol Borowiecki

Economic Papers from Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department

Abstract: In this paper we explore whether, and to what extent, the incidence of war affects the migration intensity of 164 prominent classical composers born after 1800. We model the aggregate stock of composers in a country and find that periods of war correspond negatively with the number of artists. We also find that conflict-induced migration intensity is considerably higher for composers than for the overall population and demonstrate that the share of composers in the overall population drops due to the incidence of war. We further find that the observed outmigration substantially diminishes the country's creative potential in the long-run.

Keywords: migration; refugee; conflict; war; geographic concentration; composer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 F51 J61 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2011-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-his and nep-mig
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Journal Article: Are composers different? Historical evidence on conflict-induced migration (1816-1997) (2012)
Working Paper: Are Composers Different? Historical Evidence on Conflict-induced Migration (1816-1997) (2010)
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