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Does it pay to invest in Art? A Selection-corrected Returns Perspective
This paper shows the importance of correcting for sample selection when investing in illiquid assets with endogenous trading. Using a large sample of 20,538 paintings that were sold repeatedly at auction between 1972 and 2010, we find that paintings with higher price appreciation are more likely to trade. This strongly biases estimates of returns. The selection-corrected average annual index return is 7 percent, down from 11 percent for traditional uncorrected repeat-sales regressions, and Sharpe Ratios drop from 0.4 to 0.1. From a pure financial perspective, passive index investing in paintings is not a viable investment strategy, once selection bias is accounted for. Our results have important implications for other illiquid asset classes that trade endogenously.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 13-152/IV/61
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Auctions
Cultural Economics: Economics of the Arts and Literature
- Thema
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Art investing
Selection bias
Asset allocation
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Korteweg, Arthur
Kräussl, Roman
Verwijmeren, Patrick
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (wann)
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Korteweg, Arthur
- Kräussl, Roman
- Verwijmeren, Patrick
- Tinbergen Institute
Entstanden
- 2013
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