Serafinelli, Michel and Tabellini, Guido (2022) Creativity over Time and Space A Historical Analysis of European Cities. Journal of Economic Growth, 27 (1). pp. 1-43. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-021-09199-6
Serafinelli, Michel and Tabellini, Guido (2022) Creativity over Time and Space A Historical Analysis of European Cities. Journal of Economic Growth, 27 (1). pp. 1-43. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-021-09199-6
Serafinelli, Michel and Tabellini, Guido (2022) Creativity over Time and Space A Historical Analysis of European Cities. Journal of Economic Growth, 27 (1). pp. 1-43. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-021-09199-6
Abstract
Creativity is often highly concentrated in time and space, and across different domains.What explains the formation and decay of clusters of creativity? We match data on notableindividuals born in Europe between the XIth and the XIXth century with historical city data.The production and attraction of creative talent is associated with city institutions that protectedeconomic and political freedoms and promoted local autonomy. Instead, indicators of localeconomic conditions such as city size and real wages, do not predict creative clusters. Wealso show that famous creatives are spatially concentrated and clustered across disciplines,that their spatial mobility has remained stable over the centuries, and that creative clusters arepersistent but less than population.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | innovation, agglomeration, political institutions, immigration, gravity, human capital |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2021 10:28 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 20:48 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30543 |
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