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The suffering of arts entrepreneurs: Will fine art students be educated on how to become successfully self-employed?

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The aim of the study is to show whether, how and to what extent fine art students will be equipped with entrepreneurial skills and therefore be educated on how to make a living as a practicing artist. A comprehensive and comparative analysis of Fine Art degree programmes and extra-curricular training offerings at higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK and Germany was carried out. By using various key performance indicators this study shows evidence that the crucial entrepreneurial skills for a successful self-employment in the arts are only taught to a very small extent if even at all.

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  • Thom, Marco, 2014. "The suffering of arts entrepreneurs: Will fine art students be educated on how to become successfully self-employed?," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 3(1), pages 64-77.
  • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:119530
    DOI: 10.11114/jets.v3i1.587
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    1. Oberschachtsiek, Dirk, 2008. "Founders' experience and self-employment duration : the importance of being a 'Jack-of-all-trades'. An analysis based on competing risks," IAB-Discussion Paper 200840, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
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    Keywords

    arts entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial skills; fine art students; self-employment; higher education institutions;
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    JEL classification:

    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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