Martin Prosperity Institute

by Cecilia Pasquinelli Abstract: Increasing attention has been drawn to relational spatial entities as potentially embedding renewed and alternative paths of local development. This research paper discusses the intertwining of an emerging relational configuration of space and the pursuit of post-industrial development, by analysing the formation of an organisational identity. The case of NewcastleGateshead (UK) [...]

This paper nuances our understanding of the ongoing transition within the North American music industry. It extends the existing analysis of the so-called “MP3 Crisis” by exploring the ways in which digital technologies have challenged the entrenched power of the major record labels. In particular, new insights are offered based on interviews with music industry [...]

Over the past several years, we have witnessed the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. In this paper, we seek to understand how regional occupational structures are associated with metropolitan areas that have rebounded (or have not felt the recession much at all) and those regions that have been unable to recover their [...]

by Todd Gabe, Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander Abstract The economic crisis contributed to sharp increases in U.S. unemployment rates for all three of the major socio-economic classes. Results from regression models using individual-level data from the 2006-2011 U.S. Current Population Surveys indicate that members of the Creative Class had a lower probability of being [...]

by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and Kevin Stolarick Abstract: Scholars have long argued that creativity drives economic prosperity. Recently, much of this debate has revolved around the creative class. Most of this research, however, has been done during times of strong economic growth. What is the economic effect of the creative class after the financial crisis? Looking [...]

by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Haifeng Quan Abstract: China is currently seeking to transform its economic structure from a traditional industrial to a more innovative, human-capital driven, and knowledge-based economy. Our research examines the effects of three key factors on Chinese regional development in an attempt to gauge to what degree China has transformed [...]

Abstract This paper nuances our understanding of the ongoing transition within the North American music industry. It extends the existing analysis of the so-called ‘MP3 Crisis’ by exploring the ways in which digital technologies have challenged the entrenched power of the major record labels. In particular, new insights are offered based on interviews with music [...]

The cultural industries have been solidly established in the contemporary economic development agenda. But the creative agenda and its accoutrements are often thought of under a large umbrella sometimes ignoring the composition of industries and occupations that comprise the cultural sector in various cities. In this paper, we look at the way in which cultural [...]

As scientists we are all taught Occam’s Razor. Unfortunately, this too often loses its preamble and becomes ‘simple is better.’ However, when ‘things’ are not equal, simple is not better – better is better. For academics, the need to communicate complex research findings to the public, governments and each other encourages over-simplification. For those investigating [...]

by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and Kevin Stolarick Abstract: The cultural industries’ have been solidly established in the contemporary economic development agenda. But the creative agenda and its accoutrements are often thought of under a large umbrella sometimes ignoring the composition of industries and occupations that comprise the cultural sector in various cities. In this paper, we [...]