【論説】チケット値下げが低所得層の芸術鑑賞を増大させるか？ [論説]
イギリスに私のかつての留学先で，世界的に知られた London School of Economics という優れた大学（約30のSchool が集まって London University を構成している）がありますが，そこの研究者が，所得階層間に芸術鑑賞参加の差違が認められるが，それがチケットの値下げによって改善されるだろうかを実証的に研究した論文を発表しています．
ここでは短い Abstract だけをコピーしておきますが，結論は，値下げは階層を問わず芸術鑑賞の機会を増大させるが，低所得層に目立った相対的増大は見られないと論じて，低所得層対策として芸術に公金を支出することに疑念を提起しています．
わが国でも，大阪府や滋賀県などで公金支出の削減が問題になっていますが，この論文はそうした問題解明の一助になると思います．
以下がその Abstract です．
なお，Social Exclusion は日本ではなんと「社会的排除」とひどく難しく誤訳されていますが，私は単純に「貧困＝社会的機会の喪失」と理解しています．
Lower Prices Improve Diversity in the Performing Arts: Is This True and Does It Matter?
by FRANCESCA BORGONOVI
Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Abstract
Participation and attendance in the arts can foster social capital, economic regeneration and skill acquisition. For these reasons, encouraging greater arts participation and attendance among disadvantaged groups became part of the New Labour strategy to promote neighbourhood renewal and tackle social exclusion. It is, however, far from clear what policies are best suited to achieve the aim of greater involvement in the arts. One policy option is to award subsidies to lower admission fees. Using 14 years of data from the UK Family Expenditure Survey, the article examines whether lower prices stimulate attendance at live performances overall and among low-income groups in particular. Findings indicate that while ticket prices influence attendance generally, the response of different income groups is similar, with a 10 per cent increase in price accompanied by a 9 per cent drop in demand. This means that, while price controls may be effective in increasing overall attendance levels among all groups in the population, including among low-income groups, they may not prove adequate whenever the main aim is to reduce the gap in participation across social groups.
(Published Online December 3 2007)
なお，この論文は Online 閲覧可能ですが，それにはCambridge University Press 関連学会等への有料登録が必要です．念のため．
ここでは短い Abstract だけをコピーしておきますが，結論は，値下げは階層を問わず芸術鑑賞の機会を増大させるが，低所得層に目立った相対的増大は見られないと論じて，低所得層対策として芸術に公金を支出することに疑念を提起しています．
わが国でも，大阪府や滋賀県などで公金支出の削減が問題になっていますが，この論文はそうした問題解明の一助になると思います．
以下がその Abstract です．
なお，Social Exclusion は日本ではなんと「社会的排除」とひどく難しく誤訳されていますが，私は単純に「貧困＝社会的機会の喪失」と理解しています．
Lower Prices Improve Diversity in the Performing Arts: Is This True and Does It Matter?
by FRANCESCA BORGONOVI
Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Abstract
Participation and attendance in the arts can foster social capital, economic regeneration and skill acquisition. For these reasons, encouraging greater arts participation and attendance among disadvantaged groups became part of the New Labour strategy to promote neighbourhood renewal and tackle social exclusion. It is, however, far from clear what policies are best suited to achieve the aim of greater involvement in the arts. One policy option is to award subsidies to lower admission fees. Using 14 years of data from the UK Family Expenditure Survey, the article examines whether lower prices stimulate attendance at live performances overall and among low-income groups in particular. Findings indicate that while ticket prices influence attendance generally, the response of different income groups is similar, with a 10 per cent increase in price accompanied by a 9 per cent drop in demand. This means that, while price controls may be effective in increasing overall attendance levels among all groups in the population, including among low-income groups, they may not prove adequate whenever the main aim is to reduce the gap in participation across social groups.
(Published Online December 3 2007)
なお，この論文は Online 閲覧可能ですが，それにはCambridge University Press 関連学会等への有料登録が必要です．念のため．
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