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Patterns and drivers of cultural economy in Spain’s extra-metropolitan small towns

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  • Escalona Orcao, Ana Isabel

    (University of Zaragoza)

  • Sáez Pérez, Luis Antonio

    (University of Zaragoza)

  • Sánchez-Valverde García, Belén

    (University of Zaragoza)

Abstract

Research on the location of cultural and creative firms has traditionally focused on large cities, but small towns are also likely to hold them. This work investigates which factors determine cultural specialisation in a group of 46 extrametropolitan Spanish towns with 30-50,000 inhabitants. We consider factors related to markets and government policies —hard factors— and new factors related to amenities, tolerance, and the local climate —soft factors—. When we check them statistically, the greatest explanatory power is attributed to some hard-type factors such as economic activity and human capital, as well as the distance to urban markets. In contrast, the expectations raised by the soft factors are not confirmed.

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  • Escalona Orcao, Ana Isabel & Sáez Pérez, Luis Antonio & Sánchez-Valverde García, Belén, 2017. "Patterns and drivers of cultural economy in Spain’s extra-metropolitan small towns," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 38, pages 27-45.
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    Keywords

    cultural economy; cultural clusters; extra-metropolitan areas; small towns; Spain;
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    JEL classification:

    • L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General

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