Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World

Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World offers the first complete overview of risk in the art market by bringing together contributions from a wide range of international thought-leaders on the topic - both practitioners and leading scholars who investigate the specific types of uncertainty that exist in the art market as well as the dominant models used to manage the risks.

An essential read for art world practitioners as well as scholars and students, Risk and Uncertainty in the Art World illustrates the dynamics and unique qualities of the art market as well as developing insights relevant to other sectors, including sociology, business and management, economics and finance.

Editor: Anna Dempster, Sotheby's Institute of Art, London

Contributors include:

Tom Christopherson, Sotheby's Europe

Anders Petterson, ArtTactic

Olav Velthuis, University of Amsterdam

Tom Flynn, Kingston University

Hans J. Van Miegroet and Neil DeMarchi, Duke University

Marina Bianchi, University of Cassino

Rachel Pownall, University of Tilburg and University of Maastricht

Elroy Dimson, London Business School

Steve Satchell and Nandini Srivastava, Cambridge University

Christophe Spaenjers, HEC Paris

Laurent Noel, Audencia Nantes School of Management

Arjo Klamer, Erasmus University