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The myth of subsidies in the film industry: a comparative analysis of European and US approaches
It has been widely believed that subsidies can help revive film industries, but the link between the intent and the actual results deserves more...
Unintended and Undesired Consequences: The Impact of OECD Pillar I and II Proposals on Small Open Economies
Corporate tax laws vary significantly between different jurisdictions. Over the past four decades, governments globally competed for business...
Between state-led and corporation-led co-productions: how has film co-production been exploited by states in Europe
Co-production was developed by several European countries to revive their film industries and has become increasingly popular, spreading across the...
Discrimination, Exclusion and Environmental Harm: Why EU Lawmakers Need to Ban Freight Transport Restrictions to Save the Single Market
The EU’s Mobility Package 1 legislative proposal was once intended to improve the working conditions of truck and small-van drivers in the EU....
Target Hollywood! Examining Japan’s Film Import Ban in the 1930s
In the 1930s Hollywood enjoyed a popular following in the Japanese film market, accounting for almost 90 per cent of imported sound films. Against a...
How Chinese Filmmakers Effectively Respond to Chinese Government Policy for Enhancing Their Competitiveness
In spite of the substantial liberalization of China’s film industry, it is still highly regulated and protected from foreign competition through a...
State Intervention Does Not Support the Development of the Media Sector: Lessons from Korea and Japan
Contemporary media production in East Asia has been booming in recent decades, reaching consumers of various nationalities to an extent unseen...
Inbound and Outbound Globalisations in the International Film Industry
Since culture has been considered as a pillar of national identity, prevailing ideas for cultural industries and policies are closely linked to...
Overcoming the Incoherent ‘Grand Maneuver’ in the French Film and TV Markets: Lessons from the Experiences in France and Korea
In 1989, the Member States of the European Union integrated their TV markets together in order to create a larger and more open ‘single TV...
Innovation and Less Harmful Alternatives to Tobacco: The Case of Nicotine Pouches Regulation
By Christofer Fjellner, a former Member of the European Parliament For some years now, tobacco-free nicotine pouches – a tobacco-free version of...