Art and Money

Author: Goetzmann William N.   Renneboog Luc   Spaenjers Christophe  

Publisher: American Economic Association

ISSN: 0002-8282

Source: The American Economic Review, Vol.101, Iss.3, 2011-05, pp. : 222-226

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Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of equity markets and top incomes on art prices. Using a newly constructed art market index, we demonstrate that equity market returns have had a significant impact on the price level in the art market over the last two centuries. We also find evidence that an increase in income inequality may lead to higher prices for art. Finally, the results of Johansen?s cointegration tests strongly suggest the existence of a long-run relation between top incomes and art prices.