A Research Agenda for Cultural Economics

Elgar Research Agendas

Edited by Samuel Cameron, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Bradford, UK

A Research Agenda for Cultural Economics explores the degree of progress and future directions for the field. An international range of contributors examine thoroughly matters of data quality, statistical methodology and the challenge of new developments in technology. This book is ideal for both emerging researchers in cultural economics and experienced practitioners. It is also relevant to workers in other fields such as cultural policy, public policy, media studies and digital economics.

‘Any scholar who studies culture would do well to read A Research Agenda for Cultural Economics as it attempts to lay out a framework for examining culture as an economic good.’
– Elizabeth R Hornsby, Communication Booknotes Quarterly

‘Samuel Cameron’s collection is a welcome retrospective, and prospective, review of the field of cultural economics... Each chapter stands alone as a relevant and well-written illustration of particular challenges faced by cultural economics.’
– Andy C. Pratt, Journal of Cultural Economics

‘This book presents a penetrating overview of recent developments and important research areas in cultural economics which have been neglected by mainstream economics. Overall, though it is organized by themes that might inevitably lead to some overlap between chapters it is a timely and essential read and will act as excellent stimulation and a vital resource for further enquiry and serious discussion in this field.’
– Yan Li, Cultural Trends

‘Exemplary in their commitment to pushing the field into the future, Cameron and colleagues take on many of the elephants in the room for cultural economics: global digital monopolies, technological change, new business models, and social media. Brave, probing, exciting work.’
– Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

‘This seminal work finds no fixed boundaries in cultural economics. Professor Cameron and cohorts plumb the impact on the field of digital technology, integrating metrics with other disciplines, the limits of pricing models and global tourism. It is essential reading for all associated with this important and exciting field.’
– Robert Ekelund, Auburn University, US