This paper presents an agent-based model to study the effects of lockdown restrictions, due to epidemic prevention, on cultural consumption. Two kinds of cultural products, designed as ’popular’ and ’highbrow ’ , are taken into account. People preferences and choices on different cultural products are influenced by individual education and income; the presence of imitative behaviour through social networks is also considered. Numerical simulations show that partial and global lockdown restrictions produce different –and sometimes counter-intuitive– effects. In particular, highbrow activities are affected by adverse economic consequences of partial lockdown measures to a larger extent, as compared to popular cultural activities. The result is driven by factors related to both the demand and the supply side.
Cultural consumption in times of lock-down: An agent-based model of choice
Biondo, Alessio Emanuele;Cellini, Roberto;Cuccia, Tiziana
2022-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents an agent-based model to study the effects of lockdown restrictions, due to epidemic prevention, on cultural consumption. Two kinds of cultural products, designed as ’popular’ and ’highbrow ’ , are taken into account. People preferences and choices on different cultural products are influenced by individual education and income; the presence of imitative behaviour through social networks is also considered. Numerical simulations show that partial and global lockdown restrictions produce different –and sometimes counter-intuitive– effects. In particular, highbrow activities are affected by adverse economic consequences of partial lockdown measures to a larger extent, as compared to popular cultural activities. The result is driven by factors related to both the demand and the supply side.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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