Research Projects

I am using the case of investment in fine art to examine topics including complicated market structures and processes, exchange, valuation and the history of art valuation models. Other work relates to organization theory and strategy, including innovation, categories and legitimacy.

Current Projects and Interests:
  • Valuation
  • Price indexes
  • Categorical legitimacy
  • Museum accounting
  • Rules of the art market and art investment
  • Knowledge objects and market coordination
  • Diffusion of innovation
  • Industry development
  • Nonprofit management, philanthropy and foundations
Note: PhD and research master's students do not have to be working in one of these areas for me to supervise. I have diverse interests, and sociologists are trained to work in various subfields. Come and have a chat, and we'll see whether we have mutual interests.

Here is my list of publications on the university's Find an Expert system:
http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person464853#tab-publications

Published work can be found with a library search, and I also have a few pre-press versions available:
https://unimelb.academia.edu/EricaCoslor/

Additional working papers and conference presentations can be found on my CV:
https://unimelb.academia.edu/EricaCoslor/CurriculumVitae

More details available on LinkedIn:
http://au.linkedin.com/pub/erica-coslor/10/85a/85a

Sample Working Papers
Coslor, Erica and Christophe Spaenjers. “Organizational and Epistemic Change: The Growth of the Art Investment Industry.” SSRN Link: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2321627. 

Kertcher, Zack and Erica Coslor. “Cultural Holes and Adapters in Multifield Innovation Brokerage.” 

 Pre-Press Versions of Selected Publications
Open access versions of my publications: https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/discover?filtertype=author&filter_relational_operator=equals&filter=Coslor%2C+Erica

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