THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF STATE SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS IN KANSAS
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Issue Date
1986-03Author
Glass, Bob
Sicilian, Shirley
Publisher
Institute for Public Policy and Business Research
Type
Technical Report
Is part of series
Technical Report;104
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Copyright 1986, Institute for Public Policy and Business Research
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This report contains the results of a study conducted by the Institute for Public Policy and Business Research (IPPBR) to determine the economic and social impact of state support of the arts through the Kansas Arts Commission. The study is divided into two parts: (1) a sectoral evaluation of the economic impact of art in Kansas, and (2) a description of the contributions of art to the quality of life in Kansas. In part one we measure the economic presence of art as an industry in Kansas by showing how, and to what degree, the art industry interacts with the rest of the state economy. It is clear that state funding for the arts has a tangible and quantifiable impact on Kansas' economic vitality. Expenditures made by the Kansas Arts Commission generate income for all sectors of the Kansas economy. State support for the arts also has an impact on the Kansas economy indirectly through its contributions to the quality of life in Kansas. Quality of life is a significant concern in firms' location and expansion decisions and thus a primary factor in economic development. Part two delineates the relationships between a healthy art environment, a high quality of life, and active economic development.
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Bob Glass, Shirley Sicilian. The Economic Impact of State Support for the Arts in Kansas, Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas. Technical Report Series: 104 (March 1986).
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