Associate Professor Bronwyn Coate
Details
Department: Economics Finance & Marketing
Campus: City Campus Australia
bronwyn.coate@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0002-9148-3751
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Bronwyn Coate is an Associate Professor in economics based in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT. In both teaching and research Bronwyn demonstrates how economic and business concepts can be applied to many diverse areas within business and society, to help make sense of the complex world we live, work and operate within. Bronwyn champions interdisciplinary approaches in research reflected in her collaboration with experts from a wide range of disciplines within academia as well as industry professionals and policy makers to address real world problems in both her teaching and research.
Within RMIT Bronwyn is recognised as a Regenerative Futures Institute Fellow. She also co-founded and co-leads the Cultural Value Impact Network which champions interdisciplinary approaches to articulating cultural value and also Bronwyn is an affilate of the Centre of Organisations and Social Change. Bronwyn served as the Executive Secretary/Treasurer for the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) between 2018 and 2024. She is currently Editor of Book Reviews for the Journal of Cultural Economics.
Research fields
- 3801 Applied economics
- 350704 Entrepreneurship
- 470204 Cultural and creative industries
- 430203 Cultural heritage management (incl. world heritage)
UN sustainable development goals
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 5 Gender Equality
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
Supervisor projects
- Entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries
- 11 Jan 2024
- Understanding Disparities Between the Primary and Secondary Contemporary Art Markets in Australia: Implications for Artists' Career Trajectories
- 22 Nov 2022
- Managing Divergence-Convergence Tension in Design Process
- 9 Aug 2022
- Understanding the Relationship between Cultural Participation, Cultural Capital and Behaviour: A Survey-based Approach to Account for the Role of Individual Differences
- 30 Jun 2022
- How Do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Creative Cultural Practitioners in the South East Assert the Multiple Values of Their Culture and Practice to Challenge the Discourse of Indigenous Authenticity Within the Arts and Cultural Ecologies?
- 19 Mar 2018
Teaching interests
Dr Bronwyn Coate is an Associate Professor based in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University where she lectures in a number of economics courses including the foundation course Understanding the Business Environment.
As an applied economist who is passionate about learning and teaching, Bronwyn brings insights from her research as well as her industry connections to inform her teaching and to inspire the next generation of social and business leaders.
Research interests
Dr Bronwyn Coate is an applied economist who uses a range of methods and insights, including approaches from behavioural economics to contribute to understanding fields such as the cultural & creative industries (CCI), the arts & culture and cultural entrepreneurship.
Some of the key topics explored include:
- the impact of gender on preferences for art,;
- determinants of cultural participation;
- valuing the arts and culture;
- cultural entrepreneurship;
- cultural and creative industires including issues regarding cultural labour and artists; and
- art markets.
More recently Bronwyn's research has explored the impact that football (soccer) particpation has on adolescent girls mental wellbeing.
Aside from her scholarly publications Bronwyn regularly shares insights from her research in various media outlets (such as The Conversation) to help communicate her research. Bronwyn also routinely works with a wide variety of industry partners including the City of Melbourne, Creative Australia, the Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO) as well as creative practitioners at the coalface of navigating a creative career. She also works with academics from other disciplines and policy makers to provide an evidence base to inform policy assessment and design.
Bronwyn has contributed to Parliamentary Inquiries including submissions made concerning the new cultural policy Revive.
Additionally, Bronwyn has served the peak international scholarly society for cultural economics, the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) in the key role of Executive Secretary / Treasurer from 2018-2024. She is currently the Editor of Book Reviews, for the Journal of Cultural Economics.
