Superstar museums: An economic analysis

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 113-125

  Frey, Bruno S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Art policy; Commercialization; Economics of art; Museums; Superstars

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083450     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007501918099     Document Type: Article

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