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Center for Cultural Affairs
Indiana University Bloomington

Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Lab

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About AEI Lab

The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Lab is a collaboration between the Center for Cultural Affairs at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab program. The AEI Lab is also operated in partnership with CultureSource.

With NEA support, the AEI Lab conducts experimental and quasi-experimental empirical research to better understand the role of arts and culture in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Our research lab focuses on addressing the following research topics:

  • How do artists navigate the labor market?
  • What is the artist's role in civic innovation?
  • What leadership role do artists play in emerging "platform" and "gig" economies?
  • Where does innovation and economic growth occur in the digital media sector?
  • Which arts sectors are linked to broader societal innovation, as reflected by U.S. economic and job growth?

 

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AEI Lab Activities & Resources

Directors

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Doug Noonan, Paul H. O'Neill Professor at Indiana University at O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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Joanna Woronkowicz, Associate Professor at O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington

Research Affiliates

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Ruoxi Wang, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sheffield
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Wendy Chen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas Tech University 

The opinions expressed in materials on this website are those of the author(s) and do not represent the views of the National Endowment for the Arts Office of Research & Analysis or the National Endowment for the Arts. The Arts Endowment does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information included in these materials and is not responsible for any consequences of its use. This NEA Research Lab is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (Award#: 1864415-38-20).