ABSTRACT
The creative economy is together with other economic domains, such as financial economy, natural resource economy, or labor economy, an obvious case of interest to economic sociologists, and a field to which economic sociologists have made contributions. It has grown to become an important part of the economy. The academic field covering the creative economy has grown, and the relevance and use of its theories and concepts go beyond its empirical boundaries. This chapter presents fundamental components of the creative economy, brings up the main research themes of this economy, and provides the key social science references for the field and its current debates. First, the central concepts of the cultural and creative economy are introduced. Second, we present research on artistic labor, focusing on artistic labor and commodity markets. Third, research on cultural consumption and the valuation of goods are discussed. Fourth, we conclude by discussing the temporal dimensions and transformations of the creative economy and its consequences for future research. The chapter ends by presenting some possible areas of future research.
