A writer's blog.

18th July 2011

Post

Culture as an engine of commerce

U.S. politicians who want to cut federal funding for NPR might read a study by the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich. Researchers there found a direct link between spending on culture and regional economic health. The authors studied the economic growth of regions with and without opera houses. Their conclusion: regions with these […] http://dlvr.it/bgBSz