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Art as an Investment and the Underperformance of Masterpieces

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Jianping Mei
Michael Moses

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Volume (Year): 92 (2002)
Issue (Month): 5 (December)
Pages: 1656-1668
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  7. Guadalajara, N & De La Poza, E., 2007. "The Influence Of The Net-metric And Biblio-metric Variables On The Top Artists Of The Internacional Art Market/La Influencia De Las Variables Red-metricas Y Biblio-metricas En El Mercado Del Arte De L," Estudios de Economía Aplicada, Estudios de Economía Aplicada, vol. 25, pages 5-22, Abril. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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