23rd International Conference on Cultural Economics

Introduction

Erasmus University Rotterdam is proud to host the 23rd International Conference on Cultural Economics organized by the Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI).

The conference marks half a century since the founding of the ACEI in the 1970s, returning to the Netherlands where the second edition of the conference was held in 1982. While the ACEI communicates its scientific output via the Journal of Cultural Economics International, the bi-annual conference represents the beacon for cultural economics research exchange. This conference is the oldest and one of the most esteemed gatherings in the social sciences concerning arts and culture. It is also one of the most inclusive and diverse major events in economics, attracting many speakers, methods, and contexts. The conference brings together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners from around the world that share an interest in research into the economic aspects of the arts and culture.

The methods and approaches used in research are not strictly limited to economics, and the conference welcomes contributions from a range of disciplines that facilitate a better understanding of economic, business, social, and policy aspects related to the arts and culture, and more in general cultural and creative industries.  The conference is open to scholars in business studies, public policy, sociology, the humanities—with particular emphasis on digital humanities—as well as other relevant fields.

Outline of the programme

Tuesday 24 June 

The Future of the Creative Sector

Join the Erasmus University Rotterdam Program “The Future of the Creative Sector” on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Expect a day around the challenges and opportunities of the creative sector together with policymakers, academics, industry, and professionals.

We especially invite our alumni from the MA Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship.

Young Researchers Workshop

As customary, the conference will start with the Young Researchers Workshop, a platform for emerging scholars to present and discuss their work with invited senior researchers 

Please find further information regarding the YRW on this webpage.

Wednesday 25 June - Friday 27 June

The full programme of the ACEI conference will be published here soon. 

We are glad to announce the first keynote speakers.

Keynote speakers

• Michela Giorcelli is an Associate Professor (with tenure) at the Department of Economics of UCLA. She is also a Faculty Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a research affiliate at CEPR, CESifo, IZA, J-PAL and CCPR. She serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Economic History. She holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University. Prof. Giorcelli is an economic historian and an applied-micro economist, whose research focuses on the determinants of creativity and innovation and the role of intellectual property rights. Her work has appeared in leading economic journals, such as the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy, and been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation and the NBER.

• Filip Vermeylen (PhD Columbia University, 2002) is Professor of Global Art Markets at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and is currently the Director of Research at the Department of Arts and Culture Studies. He lectures and publishes on various aspects of the economics of art and culture. He is especially interested in the history and functioning of art markets since the Renaissance, the notion of quality in the visual arts, the role of intermediaries as arbiters of taste and emerging art markets such as India.

• Luis César Herrero-Prieto is full professor in applied economics at the University of Valladolid, Spain. He teaches microeconomics and international economics at undergraduate level, and cultural economics in postgraduate degrees. He has undertaken research stays at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), the Austral University of Chile, and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland). He has been coordinator of the Tordesillas Inter-university Cooperation Network between European and Latin-American universities. He has also been coordinator of the Master's Degree in Cultural Economics and Management, and is currently director of the Research Group in Cultural Economics at the University of Valladolid. His main research lines have focused on regional economics and mainly on cultural economics, covering in the latter a wide range of topics such as the economic valuation of cultural heritage, efficiency analysis of cultural institutions, cultural composite indicators, economics of museums, and cultural tourism analysis. He has published over 50 articles in high scientific impact journals and has been involved in editing several books and participating in international book chapters with leading publishers. He has supervised ten doctoral theses and has coordinated or participated in many competitive research projects and contracts at both national and international level. He has also promoted the Spanish Workshop and the Iberoamerican Seminar on Cultural Economics since their creation in 2009 and 2017, respectively. He is currently President of the Association for Cultural Economics International.

Call for papers

Please note that the call for papers has been published.

Submissions are due before 1. February 2025.
More information is available on this webpage.

Important dates

• October 2024: Call for Papers  

• 1 February 2025: Submission Deadline   

• 28 February 2025: Notification of acceptance   

• March 2025: Conference registration opens  

• 1 June 2025: Deadline for submission of full papers 

• 24-27 June 2025: 23rd International Conference on Cultural Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Date and venues

The conference will be held in person only.

Start: Tuesday 24 June at 9 AM CET and  

Ends: Friday 27 June at 5PM CET.

The conference venue is Erasmus University Rotterdam, Campus Woudestein.

Woudestein Campus is situated at the Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 in Rotterdam. The campus can easily be reached by car or with public transportation.

Public transportation

RET is the independent public transport company that serves the southern part of the Randstad conurbation. With the trams or subway of the RET, you can travel to the campus.

From Rotterdam Central Station (new lines starting 6 January 2025) 

• Tram Line 1: Holy - Rotterdam Centraal - De Esch 
  Tram Line 7: Marconiplein - Rotterdam Centraal - Woudestein 
  Tram Line 11: Woudhoek - Rotterdam Centraal - De Esch  
• Subway, direction Slinge. Transfer at Beurs, to subway in the direction of Binnenhof, Nesselande or De Terp. Get off the subway at station Kralingse Zoom. This subway is within walking distance (10 minutes) of the campus. 

From Rotterdam Alexander  

• Subway, direction Schiedam Centrum or De Akkers. Get off the subway at station Kralingse Zoom. This subway is within walking distance (10 minutes) of the campus. 

Route description car

The Woudestein campus is situated near the A16 and easily accessible by car. 

• On the A16, from both directions, take exit 25 (Centrum). 
• Follow the signs 'Centrum'. 
• Turn right at the traffic lights (Burgemeester Oudlaan). 
• You will find the Woudestein campus on the right-hand side.

More info on Parking at our campus is available here. Please use Parking Plaza to be close to the conference venues. Parking costs at your own expense.  

Campus Map 

Travel to Rotterdam

By airplane

Schiphol Airport (AMS) near Amsterdam is 64 km (50 minutes by car, good train connections) 

Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), in Rotterdam is 13 km (15 minutes by car, public transport available)

By Train

Rotterdam Central Station is situated at the heart of the city. 

For public transport directions have a look here.

Accommodation in Rotterdam

Rotterdam is a hub for numerous businesses and institutions. As a result, there are plenty of hotels available nearby.

A selection of hotels can be found below.  

Please do have a look at the sustainable preferences our city offers here.

* Novotel Brainpark is situated next to the university campus.

Contact 

For all inquiries concerning the conference, please contact acei2025@eur.nl