To better comprehend the growth trajectory of Brazilian agriculture, it is necessary to understand the productivity movement of different classes of producers within the country, that is, to verify whether poorer producers are converging in productivity with larger ones. Stochastic frontier...

This paper does an empirical comparison of time-invariant and time-varying technical inefficiency measures obtained from an econometric estimation of different panel data stochastic production frontier models. It estimates four panel data specifications of frontier models widely used in...

This paper studies behavior patterns among theater attendees in the process of ticket purchasing. Since the theater attempts to balance between a high occupancy and affordable prices, the purpose of the study is to reveal the effects of changes in prices on attendance. This project is conducted...

In this research we analyze new approach for prediction of demand. In the studied market of performing arts the observed demand is limited by capacity of the house. Then one needs to account for demand censorship to obtain unbiased estimates of demand function parameters. The presence of...

No good comparable data on sizes of cultural sectors of the countries of Europe exist. Still, local and national governments of Europe spend substantial resources on culture and cultural sectors contribute significantly to employment and national income. After briefly describing special features...

This chapter assesses the theories and related empirical evidence regarding the factors that explain cultural innovation by cultural organizations. It begins by defining key concepts, including what is meant by a cultural organization, cultural innovation, and the innovation referent. The...

The focus of this article is to apply a Cobb Douglas production function for the theater, offering information about the production process of an industry that is publicly sustained. This application concludes that there are no increasing returns, and therefore there is no reason to believe that...

The focus of this article is to apply a Cobb Douglas production function for the theater, offering information about the production process of an industry that is publicly sustained. This application concludes that there are no increasing returns, and therefore there is no reason to believe that...