Street performers are able to contribute to a fabric of a city’s creative dynamic. The exchange for money between a street performer and an audience is a changing landscape. As less cash is carried on people’s person and audiences want to participate in exchange, the industry is ripe for disruption. The paper uses a unique data set from the online busking platform ‘The Busking Project’ to analyse individual donations to 3757 active buskers. Using a Heckman selection model, we find that the number of fans does influence the number of donations and the artist’s genre matters for the likelihood of receiving donation and the amount received. Musicians are more likely to receive a donation; however, it is a smaller donation amount than other performers. The method of payment for receiving a donation and the anonymity of the donor also influences the amount received. The geographic location matters for receiving a donation but not the amount received.

街头表演者能够为城市的创意活力做出贡献。街头表演者和观众之间的金钱交换是一个不断变化的景观。随着人们随身携带的现金越来越少，而受众也希望参与交换，该行业面临颠覆的时机已经成熟。该论文使用在线街头表演平台“The Busking Project”的独特数据集来分析对 3757 名活跃街头艺人的个人捐款。使用赫克曼选择模型，我们发现粉丝数量确实影响捐赠数量，而艺术家的流派则影响接受捐赠的可能性和收到的金额。音乐家更有可能收到捐款；不过，与其他表演者相比，捐赠金额要少一些。接受捐赠的付款方式和捐赠者的匿名性也会影响收到的金额。地理位置对于接收捐款很重要，但对于收到的金额并不重要。