Volume 73, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 94–110
Abstract
It
is difficult to estimate the impact of geographic clustering on
productivity because of endogeneity issues. I use birthplace–cluster
distance as an instrumental variable for the incidence of clustering of
prominent classical composers born between 1750 and 1899. I find that
geographic clustering causally impacts productivity: composers were
writing around one additional influential work every 3 years they spent
in a cluster. The best composers and those who migrated to Paris appear
to be the greatest beneficiaries of clustering. Placebo tests disclose
that the effects are attributable to locating in contemporaneous cluster
cities, as opposed to historical cluster locations or large cities in
general.
Jel classification
- D24;
- J24;
- J61;
- N90;
- O47;
- R11;
- Z19
Keywords
- Geographic concentration;
- Cities;
- Mobility;
- Productivity;
- Urban history;
- Composer
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (German: [ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç ˈfeːlɪks ˈmɛndl̩szoːn baʁˈtɔldi]; 3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn,[n 1] was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006196/
NIU World Steel Band with Dr. Ronnie Wooten - Mendelssohn, adap. Yuko Asada - 'Italian' Symphony
https://youtu.be/cHflIABlTOc
