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T1 Performance of cultural heritage institutions: A regional perspective
A1 Barrio Tellado, María José del
A1 Gómez Vega, Mafalda
A1 Herrero Prieto, Luis César
K1 Desarrollo económico
K1 Patrimonio cultural
K1 Cultura Aspecto económico
K1 Cultural heritage institutions
K1 Efficiency evaluation
K1 Dynamic-network DEA models
K1 Regional analysis
K1 Instituciones del patrimonio cultural
K1 Evaluación de eficiencia
K1 Modelos DEA de red dinámica
K1 Análisis regional
K1 5308 Economía General
K1 5302.03 Proyección Económica
AB Most studies on performance evaluation in the cultural sector are based on the efficiency assessment of a network of institutions. Nevertheless, very few works take territorial divisions as the case study. Under this approach, we design a spatial production function which merges several cultural resources in order to optimize the impact of a regional system of cultural institutions in terms of cultural production and use of services provided. The aim of this paper is therefore to evaluate the efficiency of cultural heritage institutions in Spain from a regional perspective. We take regional networks of museums and libraries as emblematic case studies over a long period, from 2002 to 2020. We first apply a dynamic-network DEA model to measure efficiency, which allows the production function to be divided into stages and time intervals, considering inter-reliant inputs between production phases and time lapses. We also apply truncated regression models to study the effect of external variables on regional cultural efficiency, especially those related to socioeconomic conditions in regions, the scope of the cultural and tourist sector, and institutional indicators. Results show that regional cultural efficiency depends on the level of training and on the demographic structure rather than on economic wealth. Differences are also found between the goals of cultural production and cultural consumption (visitor impact). These findings might prove useful for policy implications regarding resource allocation vis-à-vis defining and accomplishing cultural purposes at a regional scale, and also for revealing causes of inefficiency with a view to improving quality in institutions –which ultimately drives economic development.
PB Elsevier
SN 0038-0121
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59154
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59154
LA eng
NO Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023,vol. 87, 101593
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-jul-2024