University of Southern California

Elizabeth Currid

Assistant Professor

Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall 301B
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626
Email: currid@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-4012
Fax: (213) 740-1801
Curriculum Vita
Ph.D. in Urban Planning
Columbia University

Expertise
Economic development, cultural economy, social networks, urban growth

Biographical Sketch
Elizabeth Currid is an assistant professor at University of Southern California's School of Policy, Planning, and Development. She teaches courses in economic development and urban policy and planning. Her research is in economic development with a particular focus on art and cultural industries. Professor Currid's research explores the role of nightlife and informal social environments in generating economic growth for cities. Her most recent work has been the study of Getty Images media photographs to track where cultural and entertainment events occur. She is currently writing a book on the economics of celebrity.

Professor Currid holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her Ph.D. in urban planning from Columbia University in 2006.

Publications
Currid, E., Star Power; New York: Faber and Faber/Farrar, Straus and Giroux; In progress

Currid, E., "The Social Life of Art Worlds: Implications for Culture, Place and Development"; Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning; Forthcoming

Currid, E. and Williams S., "Two Cities, Five Industries: Similarities and Differences Within and Between Cultural Industries in New York and Los Angeles"; Journal of Planning Education and Literature; Forthcoming

Currid, E and Stolarick, K., "The Occupation-Industry Mismatch: New Trajectories for Regional Cluster Analysis and Implications for Economic Development"; Urban Studies. Vol. 47 (5); Forthcoming

Currid, E. and Williams, S., "The Geography of Buzz: Art, Culture and the Social Milieu in Los Angeles and New York"; Journal of Economic Geography; 2009

Currid, E, Bohemia as Subculture; “Bohemia” as Industry: Art, Culture and Economic Development; Journal of Planning Literature. Vol. 23 (4); 2009

Currid, E. and J. Connolly, "Patterns of Knowledge: The Geography of Advanced Services and the Case of Art and Culture"; Annals of the Association of American Geography; 2008

Currid, E., The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art and Music Drive New York City; Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2007

Currid, E., "The Economics of a Good Party: Social Mechanics and the Legitimization of Art/Culture"; Journal of Economics and Finance; 2007

Currid, E., "How Art and Culture Happens in Urban Economies: Implications for the Economic Development of Culture"; Journal of the American Planning Association; 2007

Currid, E., "New York as a Global Creative Hub: A Competitive Analysis of Four Theories on World Cities"; Economic Development Quarterly, 20(4); 2006

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