Culture manifests itself in everything human, including everyday business, political, and intellectual life. Cultural values influence negotiations and creativity in the environments where all of us — the city planner, the politician, the teacher, the business leader, the curator, and the spectator — are forced into the relationship between economics and culture.

This course explores the tension between the world of economics and the world of the arts, the practices of cultural entrepreneurship, the challenge of financing precious works, the functioning of the art market, international cultural policies, the important role of creativity in the modern economy, and the economics of different cultural sectors (cultural heritage, performing arts, visual arts).

The course is led by Professor Arjo Klamer, Chair of Economics of Art and Culture, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Participants will engage with well-known academics and professionals who will illustrate case studies in the Netherlands and abroad.