In article <[log in to unmask]>, Mike Teskey <[log in to unmask]>
says:
>
>Does anyone have any data regarding the elatisticity of demand for museums.
>I'm not an economist, so I may be mis-stating my desire.  What is the
>correlation betwen increases in
>entrance fees and attendance.  I assume it depends somewhat, but I am
>seeking data or studies that might lead to some better understanding of the
>impact if a museum raises their prices for entrace by $1/person; $2/person,
etc.
>
>

Mike,

You might want to read "The Economics of Museum Admission Charges"
by Victoria Dickenson in the September 1993 issue of Curator
(Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 220-234.  There is also a reply to this article
by David S. Reed in the December 1993 issue of Curator (Vol. 36, No.
4., pp. 248-251).  I also vaguely recall an earlier article on
admission fees in Museum News.

- David


David B. Hartley
Director of Museums
South Dakota State Historical Society
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