By Ellen Loots, Diana Betzler, Trine Bille, Karol Jan Borowiecki, and Boram Lee

The special issue New Forms of Finance and Funding in the Cultural and Creative Industries of the Journal of Cultural Economics explores the recurring question of how to innovatively raise financial resources for the cultural and creative industries.

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By and Brooke Krause

Audience members are willing to spend more time watching modern dance, and pay more for tickets, when they consider the dancers more attractive.