Salvatore is an applied economist, with a background in industrial and public economics, and quantitative methods.

He joined the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's in July 2023 from Newcastle University Business School, where he was a Postdoctoral researcher and part of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC). His research on the creative and cultural sector has focused on internationalisation, access to finance and innovation in the creative industries, as well as investigating cultural consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He is currently investigating the role of funding to the arts & culture, with a focus on the socioeconomic implications and he is also interested in the political economy aspects associated with culture and creativity. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Research interests and PhD supervision

• Funding and funding innovation in the cultural and creative sector
• The role of the cultural and creative sectors in socio-economic development
• Digitalisation in the cultural and creative sectors
• Political economy of cultural policy

Salvatore welcomes PhD proposals related to any of his research interests, particularly those having a focus and/or wishing to acquire expertise on quantitative research. For more details, please see his full research profile.

Teaching

Salvatore teaches on the BA in Culture, Media & Creative Industries and the MA Cultural & Creative Industries, on topics related to cultural economics and cultural policy.

Expertise and Public Engagement

Salvatore has presented and participated at various field-specific and interdisciplinary conferences and workshops, like the Creative Fuse Conference or the ACEI International Conference on Cultural Economics, on topics including cultural consumption and public funding to the arts and culture. His work has received public coverage in media outlets like ArtsProfessional, What Next?, Economists Talk Art, BBC Front Row.

He is part of the PEC Research Fellows Network.

Selected Publications

• Bakhshi, H., Di Novo, S. & Fazio, G. (2023) "The “Great Lockdown” and cultural consumption in the UK" Journal of Cultural Economics. 47, 4, p. 555–587
• Di Novo, S., Sapsed, J., Siepel, J. & Fazio, G. (2022) "Starving the Golden Goose? Access to finance for innovators in the creative industries" Journal of Cultural Economics. 46, p. 345-386
• Di Novo, S., Maioli, S. & Fazio, G. (2021) "Creative firms and trade: some stylised facts from the CIC Access to Finance Survey" Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
• Di Novo, S., Fazio, G. & Vermeulen, W. N. (2020) "12 facts about the UK's international trade in creative goods and services" Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
• Vermeulen, W. N., Di Novo, S. & Fazio, G. (2020) "International creative students: their significance for UK universities, regions and the creative industries" Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre