Art as an investment: Risk, return and portfolio diversification in major painting markets

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-271

  Worthington, Andrew C ^a   Higgs, Helen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Art and collectibles; Markowitz efficient frontier; Portfolio diversification; Risk and return

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744447948     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2004.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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