Scholarship and Biography

My research interests are in the fields of the economics of art and culture and industrial organization. Specifically, recent work has been in the areas of creativity of artists, auction guarantees, behavioral economics of auction prices, and investment returns to violins. I enjoy teaching all levels of microeconomics, game theory, and industrial organization, along with an interdisciplinary course on the economics of the arts.

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Honors

Pommerhene Prize for Best Paper
Journal of Cultural Economics, 2012, 2023
Honorary Doctorate
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark, Copenhagen) - CBS, 2018
Visiting Professor
Macquarie University (Australia, Sydney), 2026
Clyfford Still Museum Institute Fellow
Clyfford Still Museum, 2026

Organizational Affiliations

Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Department of Economics, Brandeis University

Affiliated Faculty, Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University

Education

Princeton University
Ph.D.
Columbia University in the City of New York
M.B.A.
Tulane University of Louisiana
B.A.
Tulane University of Louisiana
B.S.