nep-cul New Economics Papers
on Cultural Economics
Issue of 2020‒04‒27
two papers chosen by
Roberto Zanola
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale
  1. What might have been: Globalization on the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympics By Soyoung Han; Marcus Noland
  2. Fortalecimiento de la cadena de valor de la animación digital en Costa Rica By Peralta Quesada, Leda; De Groot, Olaf
  1. By: Soyoung Han (Peterson Institute for International Economics); Marcus Noland (Peterson Institute for International Economics)
    Abstract: The Summer Olympic Games are the most globalized sporting event on earth. Until now, the Summer Games had been postponed only three times—in 1916, 1940, and 1944—all because of world wars. So, the announcement that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Games would be postponed by a year is significant, implicit testimony to the destructiveness of the pandemic. The Tokyo Games were expected to continue the evolution of the Games away from the aristocratic European milieu where the modern Olympic movement began. As poverty has declined and incomes across the global economy have converged, participation in the Games has broadened and the pattern of medaling has become more pluralistic, particularly in sports with low barriers to entry in terms of facilities and equipment. This Policy Brief presents forecasts of medal counts at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games had they had gone on as scheduled, setting aside possible complications arising from the coronavirus pandemic. The forecasts are not just a depiction of what might have been. They establish a benchmark that can be used when the Games are eventually held, to examine the impact of the uneven incidence of the pandemic globally.
    Date: 2020–04
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iie:pbrief:pb20-6&r=all
  2. By: Peralta Quesada, Leda; De Groot, Olaf
    Abstract: El presente trabajo tiene por objeto analizar y caracterizar la economía creativa y el sector de animación digital en Costa Rica como base para un plan de fortalecimiento de las cadenas de valor regionales. La situación actual de la animación digital en Costa Rica parece bastante prometedora, dado que cuenta con un sector privado muy activo y un sector público que valora las posibilidades de esta industria. Si bien el impacto de los programas ejecutados no ha sido óptimo, estos han arado el terreno para trabajos futuros. En general, la industria de la animación digital en Costa Rica es pequeña y presenta una gran diversidad en cuanto a su profesionalización. El desarrollo de capacidades empresariales es fundamental, especialmente para las empresas pequeñas y los profesionales independientes activos en el sector. Además, se requieren mejores instrumentos de política pública y financieros. El punto clave para afrontar estos retos es el logro de un mayor nivel de asociatividad en el sector como hilo conductor para resolver los retos con estrategias de alto potencial. En este estudio se han elaborado estrategias de intervención en materia de tecnología e innovación, capacitación y educación, fomento a la competitividad y apoyo a la exportación, con miras a responder a los desafíos que enfrenta la región de cara a la integración y el fortalecimiento de las cadenas de valor regionales.
    Keywords: INTERNET, TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION, TECNOLOGIA DIGITAL, INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS, DESARROLLO DE EMPRESAS, ESTRATEGIA EMPRESARIAL, VALOR, PEQUEÑAS EMPRESAS, EMPRESAS MEDIANAS, INDUSTRIAS CULTURALES, DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL, INTERNET, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE STRATEGIES, VALUE, SMALL ENTERPRISES, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
    Date: 2020–04–16
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ecr:col022:45396&r=all
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