Monthly Archives: April 2010

Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 30, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending April 30, 2010: 1. Relative Strength Strategies for Investing by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. The 4% Rule – At What Price? by Jason S. Scott (Financial Engines, Inc.) and William F. Sharpe (Stanford University – Graduate School [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 26, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing New FEN Subject Matter eJournal We are pleased to announce a new Financial Economics Network (FEN) Subject Matter eJournal — Household Finance eJournal. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE eJOURNAL View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Household-Finance.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Household-Finance Editors: Nicholas S. Souleles, University of Pennsylvania – Finance Department, and Peter Tufano, Harvard Business School [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 23, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending April 23, 2010: 1. Relative Strength Strategies for Investing by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. The 4% Rule – At What Price? by Jason S. Scott (Financial Engines, Inc.) and William F. Sharpe (Stanford University – Graduate School [...]
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Research to Consider: The NFL’s Draft is Broken

via The highly anticipated National Football League Draft begins tomorrow evening (4/22/10) and, for the first time, will be televised during prime time on ESPN and NFL Network.  This is the NFL’s most important off-season event and followed closely by fans around the world.  But, two scholars suggest the process is flawed because teams significantly [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 19, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing Finance & Corporate Governance Conference Abstracts & Papers on SSRN In cooperation with The Graduate School of Management and in conjunction with the School of Account and the School of Economics & Finance at La Trobe University, the Financial Economics Network (FEN) is pleased to announce the [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 16, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending April 16, 2010: 1. Choice Architecture by Richard H. Thaler (University of Chicago – Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Cass R. Sunstein (Harvard University – Harvard Law School) and John P. Balz (University of [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 12, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing New ERN Editor’s Choice eJournal We are pleased to announce the following Economics Research Network (ERN) Editor’s Choice eJournal — Game Theory & Bargaining Theory (Editor’s Choice) eJournal. Game Theory & Bargaining Theory (Editor’s Choice) eJournal View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Game-Bargaining-Theory-Editors-Choice.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Game-Bargaining-Theory-Editors-Choice Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research [...]
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Social Sciences’ “23 Hardest Problems”

Image via Wikipedia I received a call from Nick Nash, Indira Foundation, a few minutes ago telling me about a very interesting symposium tomorrow.  Harvard University’s Division of Social Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences along with the Indira Foundation are convening a symposium of multidisciplinary experts to identify the world’s hardest unsolved [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 5, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing New ERN Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal We are pleased to announce a new Economics Research Network (ERN) Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal — Philosophy & Methodology of Economics eJournal, sponsored by the International Network for Economic Method (INEM). PHILOSOPHY & METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS eJOURNAL View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Philosophy-Methodology-Economics.html Subscribe: [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 2, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending April 2, 2010: 1. How the Disciple Became the Guru by Vivek Wadhwa (Duke University – Pratt School of Engineering; Harvard University – Labor and Worklife Program) and Una Kim de Vitton (Harvard Business School, Department of Organizational Behavior; Harvard [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 29, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Asian Development Bank Institute Joins ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series We are pleased to announce that Asian Development Bank Institute has started an ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series within the Economics Research Network (ERN). ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Asian-Development-Bank-Institute.html Subscribe: [...]
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