<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Evidence-based policies require well-established research and reliable data. One of the major difficulties in delivering such data for cultural policies lies in measuring culture, expressing its ephemeral nature in numbers and indicators, as research used to do in other sectors. Stated-preference based non-market valuation is one of the few tools able to reveal the benefits that cultural goods deliver to the society for cost–benefit analysis. The prevalent problem in this kind of studies is poorly defined, ambiguous goods. When attempting to define them, we cannot forget that the essence of art and culture, which is in itself worth measuring, is quality. The goal of the article was to review previous uses of quality measurements of arts and culture in stated-preference based non-market valuation research, most of which are dedicated to performing arts and cultural heritage.</p></abstract>

Evidence-based policies require well-established research and reliable data. One of the major difficulties in delivering such data for cultural policies lies in measuring culture, expressing its ephemeral nature in numbers and indicators, as research used to do in other sectors. Stated-preference based non-market valuation is one of the few tools able to reveal the benefits that cultural goods deliver to the society for cost–benefit analysis. The prevalent problem in this kind of studies is poorly defined, ambiguous goods. When attempting to define them, we cannot forget that the essence of art and culture, which is in itself worth measuring, is quality. The goal of the article was to review previous uses of quality measurements of arts and culture in stated-preference based non-market valuation research, most of which are dedicated to performing arts and cultural heritage.

Quality attributes in the non-market stated-preference based valuation of cultural goods

Central European Economic Journal

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Evidence-based policies require well-established research and reliable data. One of the major difficulties in delivering such data for cultural policies lies...

Quality attributes in the non-market stated-preference based valuation of cultural goods

Published Online: Mar 26, 2020

Page range: 132 - 150

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2019-0012

Keywords
quality measurement, stated preferences, non-market valuation, performing arts, cultural heritage

© 2019 Aleksandra Wiśniewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Quality attributes in the non-market stated-preference based valuation of cultural goods

Published Online: Mar 26, 2020

Page range: 132 - 150

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2019-0012

Keywordsquality measurement, stated preferences, non-market valuation, performing arts, cultural heritage

© 2019 Aleksandra Wiśniewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
quality measurement, stated preferences, non-market valuation, performing arts, cultural heritage