The impact of the economic crisis on cultural and creative industries: the case of Aragon

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) have little impact in Aragon and, generally speaking, all the sub-sectors that comprise them suffer a significant decline regarding the aforementioned economic indicators within the selected time span. This is the main conclusion of an article published in the Latina Magazine, number 72, which analyzes the results of the LOCALCOM Statistical Model of the Cultural and Creative Industries (MELICC) in the Spanish region of Aragon.

The paper describes the effects of the past economic crisis on cultural and creative industries, it seeks to mesure the social and economic suffered by CCIs and provides comparable data on these industries and their evolution. The study covers the time span between 2008 –previous to the crisis– and 2013, when the economic decline slowed down. Official statistics, obtained exclusively for the purpose of this paper, have been used, considering four reference variables (turnover, added value, employment and number of companies) in seven CCI subsectors (Architecture; Performing Arts, Visual Arts; Film and Video; Libraries, Archives and Museums; Books and Press; and Advertising). 

This article, signed by the researchers José-Juan Verón, Ricardo Zugasti and Fernando Sabés, is part of the results of the project CSO2013-42822R The Transformation of Cultural and Creative Industries in Spain: Digital Change, Competitiveness, Employment and Social Welfare Contribution, developed by the LOC ALCOM group and financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

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