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| Id | 202 | |
| Author | Serafinelli, M., ; Tabellini, G., | |
| Title | Creativity Over Time and Space | |
| Reference | Serafinelli, M., Tabellini, G. (2017). Creativity over time and space. CEPR discussion paper no. DP12365. |
Link to article | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3053893 |
| Abstract | Creativity is often highly concentrated in time and space, and across different domains. What explains the formation and decay of clusters of creativity? In this paper we match data on thousands of notable individuals born in Europe between the XIth and the XIXth century with historical data on city institutions and population. Our main outcome of interest is the number of famous creatives (scaled to local population) born in a city during a century, but we also look at famous immigrants (based on location of death). We first document several stylized facts: famous births and immigrants are spatially concentrated and clustered across disciplines, creative clusters are persistent but less than population, and spatial mobility has remained stable over the centuries. Next, we show that the emergence of city institutions protecting economic and political freedoms and promoting local autonomy facilitates the attraction and production of creative talent. |
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| In particular, the production and attraction of creative talent and innovators may be positively affected by institutions that protect freedoms and basic human rights and allow open exchange of ideas, such as the variable Commune. . | Being close to other creative individuals could increase individual productivity through learning, exchange of ideas, or role model effects. . | Second, the new institutions also changed incentives, through a more meritocratic and inclusive social environment, but also by encouraging works of art and innovations that would enhance the prestige of the city. . | To further investigate the dynamics of the relationship between economic prosperity and famous creatives, we also rely on wages of skilled workers. . | Free cities become the hub of creative talents, and this in turn contributes to improve subsequent city prosperity. . | Could this be the mechanism, namely transitions into commune enhance economic prosperity, and this in turn induces an increase in local creativity? . | This made free cities a dynamic social environment, in frequent contact with other trading centers and open to innovations. . |
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