MCPS131 Cultural Economy and Work (3–5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The course provides an overview of cultural economics linked with the cultural sector, cultural industries and cultural policy. The course deals with topics such as the market demand for arts and culture, the status of artists, art and culture as work, creative economy, cultural entrepreneurship, commons, precarization, the determinants of participation in arts and culture, welfare economics, market failures such as externalities and public goods in the cultural sector, the non-market demand for arts and culture, cost-benefit analysis, production, productivity and the earning gap, the value of fine art and the economics of intellectual property.
Completion methods
Group work and essay. For 3 ECTS credits the essay assignment is not required.
Learning outcomes
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Completion methods
Method 1
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Parts of the completion methods
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Teaching (3–5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English