In Art we trust
In Art we trust
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我们相信艺术
DOI：
10.1023/a:1020127924021
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
R. V. D. Ploeg
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作者：
R. V. D. Ploeg
文化是一种体验，具有很强的外部性。文化具有社会价值、选择价值、存在价值、创新价值和代际价值。这些都没有被市场内化。人们应该避免文化只吸引少数精英。因此，必须投资于文化教育，将文化带到人们所在的地方，并更加重视需求方而不是供应方的文化补贴。在一个对休闲时间有很多要求的多元文化社会中，人们应该努力避免高雅文化被边缘化。政府应避免无谓损失，但也应尽量减少寻租和游说的可能性。至关重要的是，政府应保持距离，将艺术判断留给独立专家和感兴趣的外行。
Culture is an experience good and has strong externalities. Culture has social value, option value, existence value, innovation value, and intergenerational value. None of these are internalised by the market. One should avoid that culture appeals to a small elite. It is thus crucial to invest in cultural education, to bring culture to places where the people are, and to put a greater emphasis on demand-side rather than supply-side cultural subsidies. One should try to avoid that high culture becomes marginalised in a multicultural society with many demands on leisure time. The government should avoid deadweight losses, but should also minimise the potential for rent seeking and lobbying. It is crucial that the government stays at arm's length and leaves artistic judgements to independent experts and interested laymen.