The Economics of Talent: Human Capital, Precarity and the Creative Economy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783319951225)

Roberta Comunian is a Reader in Creative Economy at the Department for Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London (UK). She is interested in cultural policy, cultural and creative work and creative higher education. She has published extensively on the role of creative and cultural industries in local development. She is also internationally recognised for her work on creative graduates developed in collaboration with Dr Jewell and Dr Faggian. She has previously led and coordinated two AHRC international research networks, one on the role of 'Higher Education in the Creative Economy' 2012-2014) and one on 'Understanding and supporting creative economies in Africa' (2017-2020). She is currently involved in the H2020 EU funded project DISCE: Developing inclusive and sustainable creative economies.

Lauren England is a Baxter Fellow in Creative Economies at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee (UK). She is interested in creative enterprise and education with a focus on craft and sustainable development in both global North and global South contexts. For her PhD at King's College London she worked with Crafts Council UK to investigate professional development in craft higher education and early-career entrepreneurship. Lauren has published research on craft skills evolution in post-industrial regions, craft entrepreneurship and precarious work in the creative economy. Recent projects she was involved in include exploring the development of creative economies and the work of fashion designers in Africa.

Alessandra Faggian is a Professor of Applied Economics, Director of Social Sciences and Vice Provost for Research at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy. She is past President of the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC), current co-editor of Journal of Regional Science and previous editor of Papers in Regional Science. Dr Faggian's research interests lie in the field of regional economics. Her publications cover a wide range of topics including migration, human capital, labour markets, creativity and local innovation and growth. She has co-authored over 90 academic publications. Alessandra is the 2007 recipient of the Moss Madden Memorial Medal by the Regional Science Association International: Irish and British section (RSAIBIS), the 2015 recipient of the Geoffrey Hewings Award by the North American Regional Council (NARSC) and the 2020 recipient of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Prize.