a new blog on the economics of graffiti

the economics of graffiti blog at http://economicsofgraffiti.blogspot.com/ is new but very interesting. I would consider most of the content sociology or anthropology but the summary paragraph hints at some incentive and cost benefit analysis.

"economists study systems. There is a system that produces graffiti and this blog is about that system. Graffiti is considered both art and vandalism, but it is a response to social pressures unlike any other type of art or vandalism...

According to Banski, who is arguably the most famous anonymous graffiti artist in the world, 'graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.'"

Hat tip to Ed Stringham via the barstool economists listserv.

Btw: I'm on at train as I'm posting this. Mobile blogging is pretty cool.