An artistic production function: Theory and an application to Australian visual artists

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Throsby, David ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artistic output; Creativity; Production function; Talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747879853     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-005-9001-4     Document Type: Article

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