Trine Bille
Biographic Data
| ID | 282291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trine Bille |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trine |
| FAMILY NAME | Bille |
| SIGNATURE | BILLE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Copenhagen Business School |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0139-166X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From intuition to evidence
Cultural economics can provide a stronger rationale for government support of the arts. An economic justification for public funding for cultural institutions typically invokes positive externalities, yet the empirical base for cultural spillovers remains weak. We outline the challenges in quantifying social returns to cultural participation and propose a framework and an empirical research agenda to improve the policy relevance of cultural econo…
Understanding “Swiftonomics”
This article critically examines the concept of “Swiftonomics”, widely used in media and policy discourse to describe the economic and cultural impact of Taylor Swift. For cultural policy, it is important to interrogate such economic impact-centred approaches and understand the broader conditions of such cultural value production. Drawing on insights from “rockonomics” and Schumpeter’s theory of creative destruction, the article evaluates whether…
Cultural Capital Externalities
Governments in most of the developed world fund arts and culture. Theoretically, the arguments for doing so are based on the arts and culture being public goods or providing positive externalities. The size of the externalities for a variety of cultural goods has been empirically investigated in numerous stated preference studies. However, the existence of externalities has not previously been tested as a causal relation. In this paper we are tes…
The values of cultural goods and cultural capital externalities
Cultural economics has largely looked toward environmental economics and used non-market valuation techniques such as contingent valuation to estimate the total economic value of cultural goods. These methods are well suited to the valuation of cultural heritage goods, where the benefits are mostly related to the level of supply and mainly take the form of existence and bequest values. This stands in contrast to cultural institutions such as thea…
The impact of social media activities on theater demand
The benefits and attractiveness of local theatres. Comedy or Shakespeare – does it matter
In most countries, cultural institutions are heavily supported by public funds. In the literature, this is explained by expected externalities, meaning that not only users, but also non-users benefit from the existence of cultural institutions. However, there is little knowledge about what these externalities consist of, and how they relate to the characteristics of the supply. The main aim of this study is to investigate the perceived benefits o…
The avant-garde consumers
Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states
In this research anthology on public subsidy systems for culture in the Nordic region, researchers from each Nordic country contribute with a chapter on the status and challenges of public subsidy systems for culture in their particular country. In addition, a former civil servant with the Nordic Council of Ministers provides descriptions of Nordic co-operation grants for culture, as well as grants in the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Whil…
Who is an Artist? Heterogeneity and Professionalism Among Visual Artists
The Impact of Specific versus General Art Expertise on Art Experiences – The Case of the Sistine Chapel
From the literature on art experience, we know that art experts and non-art experts have different cognitive information processes when encountering an artwork, but we don’t know how this difference might influence the art experience. The purpose of this article is to test how expertise affects art experiences. Expertise is measured on several dimensions, one of them being the level of knowledge on the specific artwork, which is a new contributio…
New forms of finance and funding in the cultural and creative industries. Introduction to the special issue
The Effects of Defaults and Financial Models on the Levels of Revenue for Established Churches
The purpose of this article is to explain why the revenue of the established churches in different countries differ substantially.1 Former research has compared the level of revenue of the established Protestant churches in seven countries: The Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland), England, and Scotland.2 This comparative analysis shows that the revenue in percentage of GDP of the established churches in the Church of …
Love and economic development
Local development policy
During recent decades, most Western European countries and the US have seen massive investments in culture houses designed to host cultural activities like theatre performances, concerts and exhibitions. They are often large with spectacular architectural design, and the main political purpose is often to attract the attention of potential tourists, investors and future residents who could contribute to the economic and demographic development of…
Who is an artist? Heterogeneity and professionalism among visual artists
A Heterodox Re-Reading of Creative Work
This article investigates the diverse and heterodox array of labour practices and economic activities in artistic work. Existing studies contend that artistic income is highly skewed, with the majority of artists living in poverty, and that artistic work is intermittent, project-by-project based and precarious, with artists juggling multiple jobs. However, these prevalent perspectives typically foreground only formal contractual employment while …
Teaching Cultural Economics
Cultural economics deals with many aspects of the creative economy including the art market, heritage, live performing arts and cultural industries. Teaching Cultural Economics introduces the range and scope of these subjects through short chapters by experienced teachers who are expert in the topic of their chapters. The guide starts out with chapters on the experience of teaching cultural economics by leading exponents in the field. Chapters th…
Artistic education matters
Fostering and planning urban regeneration
Policy-makers and urban planners struggle to find the right formula to implement urban regeneration processes based on cultural assets, often focusing on the desired outcomes, but rarely questioning how the policy process can shape them. This paper examines different governance models for the implementation and organization of cultural districts, and evaluates how they can affect their actual realization by investigating three cases in Copenhagen…
Work for Passion or Money? Variations in Artists’ Labor Supply
This paper assesses the relative impact of work for money or work for passion on Norwegian artists by examining artists’ labor supply. Our contribution is twofold. The first is to test the work‐preference model and the second is to investigate the impact of arts grants on artists’ labor supply. The empirical specification draws two distinctions: between arts and non‐arts income and between labor and non‐labor income. Non‐labor income is divided i…
Why are cultural policy decisions communicated in cool cash
In this article, we analyze the role of the economic rationale in modern cultural policy decision communication and ask why it remains such an important factor, even though research has argued against it. Based on Luhmann’s system theory, we show how the economic rationale manifests itself in the cultural political communication as parasitic and complementary couplings, and how different communication forms are in play: the indirect, direct, and …
Exploring preferences and non-use values for hidden archaeological artefacts
This paper presents a choice experiment study of a proposed wetland restoration project which aims to preserve archaeological artefacts from Stone Age villages which are presently buried within the topsoil. Wetland restoration can avoid destruction of the artefacts due to agricultural cultivation and drainage, and in addition improve biological diversity and recreational opportunities. The results indicate that even though the artefacts are not v…
The Scandinavian approach to the experience economy – does it make sense
This article discusses the concept of experience economy in a Scandinavian context and shows how the Scandinavian version of the concept has come about from a mix of three different approaches and theories. In the Scandinavian countries, the experience economy has been developed in a political context and is apparently a popular development policy for local government authorities and regions. The Scandinavian definition links the experience econo…
Cool, funky and creative? The creative class and preferences for leisure and culture
It is a core element in Richard Florida’s popular theory on growth to be able to attract the creative class to a geographical area. But Florida is not very specific on which kind of amenities are important for attracting and keeping the creative class. The purpose of this paper is to analyse which kind of cultural activities the creative class is actually using. Which kind of cultural activities does the creative class use more intensively than o…
Cohort effects, age effects, and period effects in the participation in the arts and culture in Denmark 1964–2004 1
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Danish population's participation in cultural activities during the period 1964–2004 with special regard to cohort effects, age effects and period effects. The research is based on data collected in a representative survey of participation in arts and culture in Denmark from 2004, and data from previous similar studies carried out in 1964, 1975, 1987, 1993 and 1998. By using the ‘quasi‐panel structure’ …
A Heterodox Re-Reading of Creative Work
This article investigates the diverse and heterodox array of labour practices and economic activities in artistic work. Existing studies contend that artistic income is highly skewed, with the majority of artists living in poverty, and that artistic work is intermittent, project-by-project based and precarious, with artists juggling multiple jobs. However, these prevalent perspectives typically foreground only formal contractual employment while …
Cool, funky and creative? The creative class and preferences for leisure and culture
It is a core element in Richard Florida’s popular theory on growth to be able to attract the creative class to a geographical area. But Florida is not very specific on which kind of amenities are important for attracting and keeping the creative class. The purpose of this paper is to analyse which kind of cultural activities the creative class is actually using. Which kind of cultural activities does the creative class use more intensively than o…
Exploring preferences and non-use values for hidden archaeological artefacts
This paper presents a choice experiment study of a proposed wetland restoration project which aims to preserve archaeological artefacts from Stone Age villages which are presently buried within the topsoil. Wetland restoration can avoid destruction of the artefacts due to agricultural cultivation and drainage, and in addition improve biological diversity and recreational opportunities. The results indicate that even though the artefacts are not v…
The Scandinavian approach to the experience economy – does it make sense
This article discusses the concept of experience economy in a Scandinavian context and shows how the Scandinavian version of the concept has come about from a mix of three different approaches and theories. In the Scandinavian countries, the experience economy has been developed in a political context and is apparently a popular development policy for local government authorities and regions. The Scandinavian definition links the experience econo…
Cohort effects, age effects, and period effects in the participation in the arts and culture in Denmark 1964–2004 1
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Danish population's participation in cultural activities during the period 1964–2004 with special regard to cohort effects, age effects and period effects. The research is based on data collected in a representative survey of participation in arts and culture in Denmark from 2004, and data from previous similar studies carried out in 1964, 1975, 1987, 1993 and 1998. By using the ‘quasi‐panel structure’ …
The benefits and attractiveness of local theatres. Comedy or Shakespeare – does it matter
In most countries, cultural institutions are heavily supported by public funds. In the literature, this is explained by expected externalities, meaning that not only users, but also non-users benefit from the existence of cultural institutions. However, there is little knowledge about what these externalities consist of, and how they relate to the characteristics of the supply. The main aim of this study is to investigate the perceived benefits o…
The avant-garde consumers
Why are cultural policy decisions communicated in cool cash
In this article, we analyze the role of the economic rationale in modern cultural policy decision communication and ask why it remains such an important factor, even though research has argued against it. Based on Luhmann’s system theory, we show how the economic rationale manifests itself in the cultural political communication as parasitic and complementary couplings, and how different communication forms are in play: the indirect, direct, and …
Chapter 30 Culture in Urban and Regional Development
Cohort effects, age effects, and period effects in the participation in the arts and culture in Denmark 1964–2004 1
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Danish population's participation in cultural activities during the period 1964–2004 with special regard to cohort effects, age effects and period effects. The research is based on data collected in a representative survey of participation in arts and culture in Denmark from 2004, and data from previous similar studies carried out in 1964, 1975, 1987, 1993 and 1998. By using the ‘quasi‐panel structure’ …
Cool, funky and creative? The creative class and preferences for leisure and culture
It is a core element in Richard Florida’s popular theory on growth to be able to attract the creative class to a geographical area. But Florida is not very specific on which kind of amenities are important for attracting and keeping the creative class. The purpose of this paper is to analyse which kind of cultural activities the creative class is actually using. Which kind of cultural activities does the creative class use more intensively than o…
The Scandinavian approach to the experience economy – does it make sense
This article discusses the concept of experience economy in a Scandinavian context and shows how the Scandinavian version of the concept has come about from a mix of three different approaches and theories. In the Scandinavian countries, the experience economy has been developed in a political context and is apparently a popular development policy for local government authorities and regions. The Scandinavian definition links the experience econo…
Exploring preferences and non-use values for hidden archaeological artefacts
This paper presents a choice experiment study of a proposed wetland restoration project which aims to preserve archaeological artefacts from Stone Age villages which are presently buried within the topsoil. Wetland restoration can avoid destruction of the artefacts due to agricultural cultivation and drainage, and in addition improve biological diversity and recreational opportunities. The results indicate that even though the artefacts are not v…
Why are cultural policy decisions communicated in cool cash
In this article, we analyze the role of the economic rationale in modern cultural policy decision communication and ask why it remains such an important factor, even though research has argued against it. Based on Luhmann’s system theory, we show how the economic rationale manifests itself in the cultural political communication as parasitic and complementary couplings, and how different communication forms are in play: the indirect, direct, and …
Work for Passion or Money? Variations in Artists’ Labor Supply
This paper assesses the relative impact of work for money or work for passion on Norwegian artists by examining artists’ labor supply. Our contribution is twofold. The first is to test the work‐preference model and the second is to investigate the impact of arts grants on artists’ labor supply. The empirical specification draws two distinctions: between arts and non‐arts income and between labor and non‐labor income. Non‐labor income is divided i…
Artistic education matters
Fostering and planning urban regeneration
Policy-makers and urban planners struggle to find the right formula to implement urban regeneration processes based on cultural assets, often focusing on the desired outcomes, but rarely questioning how the policy process can shape them. This paper examines different governance models for the implementation and organization of cultural districts, and evaluates how they can affect their actual realization by investigating three cases in Copenhagen…
Teaching Cultural Economics
Cultural economics deals with many aspects of the creative economy including the art market, heritage, live performing arts and cultural industries. Teaching Cultural Economics introduces the range and scope of these subjects through short chapters by experienced teachers who are expert in the topic of their chapters. The guide starts out with chapters on the experience of teaching cultural economics by leading exponents in the field. Chapters th…
Local development policy
During recent decades, most Western European countries and the US have seen massive investments in culture houses designed to host cultural activities like theatre performances, concerts and exhibitions. They are often large with spectacular architectural design, and the main political purpose is often to attract the attention of potential tourists, investors and future residents who could contribute to the economic and demographic development of…
Who is an artist? Heterogeneity and professionalism among visual artists
A Heterodox Re-Reading of Creative Work
This article investigates the diverse and heterodox array of labour practices and economic activities in artistic work. Existing studies contend that artistic income is highly skewed, with the majority of artists living in poverty, and that artistic work is intermittent, project-by-project based and precarious, with artists juggling multiple jobs. However, these prevalent perspectives typically foreground only formal contractual employment while …
Cultural policy in the Nordic welfare states
In this research anthology on public subsidy systems for culture in the Nordic region, researchers from each Nordic country contribute with a chapter on the status and challenges of public subsidy systems for culture in their particular country. In addition, a former civil servant with the Nordic Council of Ministers provides descriptions of Nordic co-operation grants for culture, as well as grants in the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Whil…
Who is an Artist? Heterogeneity and Professionalism Among Visual Artists
The Impact of Specific versus General Art Expertise on Art Experiences – The Case of the Sistine Chapel
From the literature on art experience, we know that art experts and non-art experts have different cognitive information processes when encountering an artwork, but we don’t know how this difference might influence the art experience. The purpose of this article is to test how expertise affects art experiences. Expertise is measured on several dimensions, one of them being the level of knowledge on the specific artwork, which is a new contributio…
New forms of finance and funding in the cultural and creative industries. Introduction to the special issue
The Effects of Defaults and Financial Models on the Levels of Revenue for Established Churches
The purpose of this article is to explain why the revenue of the established churches in different countries differ substantially.1 Former research has compared the level of revenue of the established Protestant churches in seven countries: The Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland), England, and Scotland.2 This comparative analysis shows that the revenue in percentage of GDP of the established churches in the Church of …
Love and economic development
The avant-garde consumers
The values of cultural goods and cultural capital externalities
Cultural economics has largely looked toward environmental economics and used non-market valuation techniques such as contingent valuation to estimate the total economic value of cultural goods. These methods are well suited to the valuation of cultural heritage goods, where the benefits are mostly related to the level of supply and mainly take the form of existence and bequest values. This stands in contrast to cultural institutions such as thea…
The impact of social media activities on theater demand
The benefits and attractiveness of local theatres. Comedy or Shakespeare – does it matter
In most countries, cultural institutions are heavily supported by public funds. In the literature, this is explained by expected externalities, meaning that not only users, but also non-users benefit from the existence of cultural institutions. However, there is little knowledge about what these externalities consist of, and how they relate to the characteristics of the supply. The main aim of this study is to investigate the perceived benefits o…
Cultural Capital Externalities
Governments in most of the developed world fund arts and culture. Theoretically, the arguments for doing so are based on the arts and culture being public goods or providing positive externalities. The size of the externalities for a variety of cultural goods has been empirically investigated in numerous stated preference studies. However, the existence of externalities has not previously been tested as a causal relation. In this paper we are tes…
From intuition to evidence
Cultural economics can provide a stronger rationale for government support of the arts. An economic justification for public funding for cultural institutions typically invokes positive externalities, yet the empirical base for cultural spillovers remains weak. We outline the challenges in quantifying social returns to cultural participation and propose a framework and an empirical research agenda to improve the policy relevance of cultural econo…
Economics (16 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (15 works) · Political science (13 works) · Sociology (11 works) · The arts (10 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (9 works) · Art (8 works) · Art History and Market Analysis (7 works) · Business (7 works) · Geography (7 works)