Análise do setor cultural e criativo em Portugal: principais estudos macroeconômicos entre 2008-2018

In Portugal, the first studies about the cultural and creative industries and their projection in the country’s development date from the beginning of this millennium. They are commissioned by public entities or private nonprofit associations in order to understand the sector’s economic framework, understand the global context and local specificities, allowing us to identify implementation models and support projects for public funding. This article presents the main studies carried out in Portugal, highlighting their goals, the followed methodologies, the identified limitations, as well as the main results and conclusions. This survey is relevant to the knowledge of the existing approaches in Portugal and the sources on which they are based. It will also allow us to have an overview of the data related to the evolution of the cultural and creative sector in terms of employment and wealth creation, as well as about the situation of international trade in the sector. It enables us to know some of the recommendations produced in order to make better use of national and European public funding. It is intended that this study may be the starting point for the elaboration of a new analysis of the weight of the sector in Portugal in terms of job creation and wealth.