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Rockonomics A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us about Economics and Life

Alan B. Krueger

Alan Krueger, a former chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, uses the music industry, from superstar artists to music executives, from managers to promoters, as a way in to explain key principles of economics, and the forces shaping our economic lives. The music industry is a le...

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Freakonomics Radio

It was mentioned that Alan Krueger had a book coming out soon called Rockonomics and discussed the number of professional musicians and median annual income in the United States.

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He left behind a book to be published soon called Rockonomics.

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It was mentioned that Alan Krueger had a book coming out soon called Rockonomics and discussed the number of professional musicians and median annual income in the United States.

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He left behind a book to be published soon called Rockonomics.

In it he writes that there are roughly 200,000 professional musicians in the U.S. today accounting for 0.13 percent of all U.S. workers.

That percent has stayed about the same since 1970. And what's the median annual income for these musicians? $20,000.

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