Economics and art

Name: Economics and art
Uploaded: 2018-07-30T20:29:35Z
Duration: 7 min
Description: What lessons can economics learn from art? Megan Wilkens examines how, historically, trends in the art world have offered a prescient window into wide-ranging socio-economic shifts in society. If economists look closely at art, they might be privy to unexpected changes in cultural behavior.

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Megan Wilkens |

TED@State Street Boston

• November 2013

What lessons can economics learn from art? Megan Wilkens examines how, historically, trends in the art world have offered a prescient window into wide-ranging socio-economic shifts in society. If economists look closely at art, they might be privy to unexpected changes in cultural behavior.