Copyrights and Creativity: Evidence from Italian Opera in the Napoleonic Age
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Giorcelli, Michela; Moser, Petra
署名单位：
University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; National Bureau of Economic Research; New York University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR)
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
ISSN/ISSBN：
0022-3808
发表日期：
2020
页码：
4163-4210
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摘要：
This paper exploits variation in the adoption of copyrights within Italy-due to the timing of Napoleon's military victories-to investigate the causal effects of copyrights on creativity. Baseline regressions compare changes in opera production across Italian states with and without copyrights. This analysis yields three main results. First, the adoption of copyrights led to a significant increase in the number of newly created operas. Second, copyrights raised the quality of new operas, measured both by their immediate success and by their longevity. Third, there were no benefits from copyright extensions beyond the life of the original creator.