Is the decline in public expenditure for culture having a negative impact on the dynamics of the cultural labour market and on the level of supply and demand for cultural goods and services?

A New Deal for Cultural Employment, written by Carla Bodo (vice-chair of Associazione per l'Economia della Cultura), is available on the website of the Compendium of Cultural Policies and trends in Europe. It proposes a financial stimulus package for the cultural sector to reverse decline in cultural employment.