The social sciences in the intersection of economy and culture. The book addresses a topic that is gaining importance - the cultural dimension of economic and social science areas. The modular structure of the book allows for great freedom in selecting the teaching material. The theoretical tools are also suitable for independent study of the content. The fundamental insights are supported by numerous examples, tables, and overviews, and the theoretical knowledge of economics and cultural studies - tasks and methods, historical development, circular analysis, ex-ante and ex-post theory, as well as economic and cultural policy and its actors - is presented in an application-oriented manner.