The creative industries have long been seen as an innovative sector. More recent research posits that creative occupations are also a fundamental, but overlooked, driver of innovation. Theory also suggests cities are important for both creative industries and occupations, with urban environments helping firms innovate. Yet little empirical work has considered the links between creative industri...

What is the dynamic value of the creative industries from the economic perspective? This paper seeks to answer this question by proposing four models of the relationship between the creative industries and the whole economy, then examining the evidence for each. We find that growth models fit the data well, but not everywhere. We discuss the methodological and empirical basis for this finding a...

Relevance. The relevance of the study is determined by growing importance creative industries in global economy, which necessitates formation common approaches to identifying and defining make effective management decisions at state level. lack a unified approach conceptual methodological apparatus additional research on this topic. Purpose study. purpose conduct comparative analysis that have ...