16 May 2007
Frontier Economics were asked to examine the economic impact of public investment and intervention in culture. The research has developed a framework for assessing the impact of cultural interventions.
Frontier proposes that most of the cultural policies we are responsible for can be categorised into five or six broad economic outcomes. For each category it is then possible to assess the contribution policies make to strategic objectives, the economic rationale for our interventions and the expected economic benefits our interventions deliver. The research also reviews and critiques some of the existing research on the economic impact of sectors, and sets out a view on this could be improved.
The research report and executive summary are available below:
