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Financial Returns and Cultural Price Determinants in the Polish Art Market, 1991–2012

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  • Sylwester Białowąs

    (Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland)

  • Tomasz Potocki

    (Faculty of Economics, Department of Economic Policy, University of Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Anna Rogozińska

    (Faculty of Education and Curatorial Studies, Department of Curating and Art Theories, University of the Arts Poznań (UAP), Poznan, Poland)

Abstract

The paper investigates the price determinants, risk/return characteristics and investment performances of the Polish art market. Special attention is given to cultural and historical determinants underlying the creation of the Polish art market after 1989 and the dynamics of changes in the first two decades after the system transition. Data from auction annuals during the years from 1991 to 2012 and repeat-sales regression (RSR) method are used to create the index of 28,951 art transactions. Based on the art index values, we observe that the art index for the Polish auction market exhibits similar returns to the ones on treasury bonds and much lower returns than the ones on the Polish stock and gold prices. The volatility of the art index is, what is striking, much lower than the volatility of stocks, comparable to gold prices and much higher than the volatility of treasury bonds. Moreover, high correlation between art and money market instruments suggests a limited portfolio diversification opportunity.

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  • Sylwester Białowąs & Tomasz Potocki & Anna Rogozińska, 2018. "Financial Returns and Cultural Price Determinants in the Polish Art Market, 1991–2012," Acta Oeconomica, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 68(4), pages 591-615, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aka:aoecon:v:68:y:2018:i:4:p:591-615
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    1. Szyszka Adrianna & Białowąs Sylwester, 2019. "Prices of works of art by living and deceased artists auctioned in Poland from 1989 to 2012," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 5(4), pages 112-127, December.

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    Keywords

    art; Polish art market; the art index; emerging art markets; transition economy; repeated sales regression; risk and returns;
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    JEL classification:

    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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