Socioeconomic Dimensions of Artistic and Culture Labor: Insights from the Spanish Context.

This study examines the socioeconomic status of professionals in the artist's labor market by comparing two different data sources that reveal the persistent coexistence of two generally segregated economic sectors: the formal and the informal. The methodology adopts a dual approach, combining cumulative distribution functions and statistical inference via a logistic ordinal model. Key findings indicate that younger artists are less likely to have high earnings, while earnings tend to increase with age, and women are more likely to have lower earnings than men. There are also notable differences between the two data sources in the impact of education on earnings, although education contributes to higher earnings in both samples. These findings provide a foundation for discussing the potential impact of existing measures and those yet to be implemented in the context of the Statute of the Artist in Spain, which is committed to the specific reform plan for the culture and arts sector to promote equity, sustainability, and inclusion within this sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]