28 June 2022
This page is a combination of the PEC's published research, and research from external sources, that will be vital for anyone who wants to find out more about the Creative Industries.
In particular, tthe long list below will be useful to those who want to learn more about how to invest in their local Creative Industries as part of the Levelling Up agenda.
We invite you to submit your own research for inclusion in this list using the format of other submissions and sending it to policy@pec.ac.uk.
Description: Uses Business Structure Database to build a 21-year data set for UK cities exploring connections between the creative industries and wider economy.
Authors: Gutierrez-Posada, D. and Nathan, M. Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, CityREDI University of Birmingham and UCL.
https://www.pec.ac.uk/blog/a-first-look-at-connections
How to reference: Gutierrez-Posada, D. and Nathan, M. (2020) A first look at connections between the presence of creative industries and the wider urban economy, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, CityREDI University of Birmingham and UCL.
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Description: An analysis of businesses at the nexus of creative and tech: who they are, where they work and what they need.
Author: Mateos-Garcia, J.
https://pec.ac.uk/research-reports/createch-activity-in-the-uk
How to reference: Mateos-Garcia, J. (2021) Createch Activity in the UK. Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and Nesta.
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Description: New approach to understanding clustering of UK creative businesses via the websites of 200,000 firms.
Authors: Siepel, J., Camerani, R., Masucci, M., Velez Ospina, J., Casadei, P. and Bloom, M. Multiple: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and The University of Sussex
https://pec.ac.uk/research-reports/creative-radar
and interactive map available from:
How to reference: Siepel, J., Camerani, R., Masucci, M., Velez Ospina, J., Casadei, P. and Bloom, M. Multiple: (2020) Creative Industries Radar: Mapping the UK’s creative clusters and microclusters; Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and The University of Sussex
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Description: Briefing paper setting out how policymakers can better support and understand the creative industries.
Authors: Burger, C., Easton, E., and Bakhshi, H. (2021). Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
https://pec.ac.uk/policy-briefings/resilience-in-places-growing-the-creative-industries-across-the-uk
How to reference: Burger, C., Easton, E., and Bakhshi, H. (2021) Creative Places: Growing the creative industries across the UK; Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
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Description: Write-up from panel with industry champions on impact of Covid-19, partnering with All Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity
Authors: Easton, E. and Burger, C. (2020) London: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre. Available from:
https://pec.ac.uk/policy-briefings/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-diversity-in-the-creative-industries
How to reference: Easton, E. and Burger, C. (2020), Insights from our industry champions: How policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre.
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Description: An evaluation of six ACE-funded place-based programmes pointing to actionable lessons to inform future place-based programme policy.
Authors: Lee, B., Nott, C.
How to reference: Lee, B., Nott, C. (2021) Meta-evaluation of Arts Council England-funded place-based programmes. Arts Council England and Shared Intelligence.
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Description: Using DCMS Economic Estimates, this paper examines the distribution and growth of the Creative Industries in the UK at the regional level.
Author: Tether, B
How to reference: Tether, B (2019) Mind the gap: Regional inequality in the UK’s creative industries. London: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and the University of Manchester.
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Description: Insight and policy recommendations from creative industry champions on development and sustainability of ‘creative places’
Author: MacFarlane, T
https://pec.ac.uk/policy-briefings/placemaking-culture-and-covid
How to reference: MacFarlane, T (2021), Placemaking, culture and Covid. Insights from our Industry Champions, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and Centre for Cultural Value
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Description: A consideration of how partnerships between local government and the cultural sector in Greater Manchester facilitated place-based responses to the impacts of the pandemic.
Authors: Dunn, B., Gilmore, A. Centre for Cultural Value, Available from: https://www.culturehive.co.uk/CVIresources/place-matters-greater-manchester-culture-and-levelling-up/
How to reference: Dunn, B., Gilmore, A. (2021) Place matters: Greater Manchester, Culture and ‘Levelling up; Centre for Cultural Value
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Description: Review of the initiative concluding with five key considerations for ACE, stakeholders and the Compacts themselves
Authors: Moretto, M., Owens, P., Kuhn, R.
How to reference: Moretto, M., Owens, P., Kuhn, R. (2020), Review of the Cultural Compacts Initiative. Arts Council England and BOP Consulting.
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Description: Paints a nuanced picture of LA spending on cultural services after a decade of ‘austerity’.
Authors: Rex, B. and Campbell, P.
https://www.pec.ac.uk/blog/the-austerity-decade-local-government-spending-on-culture
How to reference: Rex, B. and Campbell, P. (2021) The austerity decade: local government spending on culture. London: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, University of Warwick and University of Liverpool.
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Description: The first paper to synthesise research on the impact of the capital of culture programme on local authorities. It challenges some of the assumptions on the positive economic benefits for local economies.
Authors: Nermod, O., Lee, N. and O’Brien, D
How to reference: Nermod, O., Lee, N. and O’Brien, D (2021) The European Capital of Culture: A review of the academic evidence. London: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, London School of Economics and University of Edinburgh.
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Description: Explores interaction between large cultural organisations and creative businesses suggests interventions should focus on supporting more formal networks to see greater collaboration and positive economic impacts
Authors: Vartapetova, N., Fisher-Jones, H, Lam, C.
https://pec.ac.uk/discussion-papers/cultural-districts
How to reference: Vartapetova, N., Fisher-Jones, H., Lam, C. (2022). Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre and AEA Consulting.
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Description: Sets out the DCMS ambition to develop a formal approach to valuing culture and heritage assets
Authors: Sagger, H., Philips, J., Haque, M.
How to reference: Sagger, H., Philips, J., Haque, M. (2021). Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital: A framework towards informing decision making, Department of Culture, Media and Sport
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Description: Part of the PEC’s Creative Places campaign, calling for targeted funding for creative micro clusters
Authors: Gilmore, A., Dunn., B, Barker., V, Taylor, M. (2021)
https://www.pec.ac.uk/blog/when-policy-meets-place
How to reference: Gilmore, A., Dunn., B, Barker., V, Taylor, M. (2021), When policy meets place: ‘Levelling up’ and the culture and creative industries; Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
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Description: Part of the British Academy’s work on Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and their role in supporting place based policy
Authors: The British Academy
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/3242/Place-Based-Approaches-Research-Funding.pdf
How to reference: The British Academy (2021), Place based approaches to research funding
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Description: Research shows that those city regions are most innovative that have a high share of both creative and STEM workers, due to fusion of arts and science skills
Authors: Rodríguez-Pose, A and Lee, N
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/103974/1/Cities_2020_PEEG_version.pdf
How to reference: Rodríguez-Pose, A and Lee, N (2020), Hipsters vs. Geeks? Creative workers, STEM and innovation in US cities
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Description: This paper shows that firms combining these arts and science skills are more likely to grow in the future, are more productive, and are more likely to produce radical innovations.
Authors: Siepel, J, Camerani, R, Pellegrino, G, Masucci, M
How to reference: Siepel, J, Camerani, R, Pellegrino, G, Masucci, M (2020), The Fusion Effect: The economic returns to combining arts and science skills; Nesta
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Description: Sets out that the ‘Preston Model’ of strengthening supply chains through local procurement by anchor institutions, like local government and universities could support creative economy microclusters .
Authors: Whyman, P, Wright, A, Lawler, M, Petrescu, A
https://pec.ac.uk/research-reports/the-impact-of-the-preston-model-in-lancashire
How to reference: Whyman, P, Wright, A, Lawler, M, Petrescu, A (2022), Supporting the Creative Industries: The Impact of the ‘Preston Model’ in Lancashire; UCLan
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Description: This paper argues that universities can be a crucial factor to local economic growth.
Authors: Valero, A and Van Reenen, J
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/90227/
How to reference: Valero, A and Van Reenen, J (2018), The economic impact of universities: evidence from across the globe; Economics of Education Review, 68. pp. 53-67
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Description: Sets out opportunities for supporting development of creative industries microclusters in rural areas and towns, showing the importance of existing cultural institutions and local universities offering creative subjects.
Authors: Velez-Ospina, J, Siepel, J, Rowe, F, Hill, I
https://pec.ac.uk/research-reports/rural-creative-microclusters
How to reference: Velez-Ospina, J, Siepel, J, Rowe, F, Hill, I (2022), Mapping and examining the determinants of England’s rural creative microclusters; National Innovation Centre Rural Enterprise (NICRE), Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
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Description: Blog post by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) showing that intellectual property as an important driver of intangible assets and how the IPO can support regional growth through this
Authors: Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
https://ipo.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/29/levelling-up-how-were-helping-uk-businesses-to-build-through-ip/
How to reference: Intellectual Property Office (2022), Blog: Levelling Up: how we’re helping UK businesses to build through IP
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Description: Bird's eye analysis of place-based approaches to supporting the creative industries
Authors: Tom Fleming, Andrew Erskine and Teodora Lazar
www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/site-content/most-leps-prioritising-creative-industries
How to reference: Place Matters: Local Approaches to the Creative Industries (2022), Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy and the Industry Members of the Creative Industries Council
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