Monthly Archives: April 2011

Gordon to Speak at AACSB ICAM 2011

I am looking forward to speaking on Saturday at this year’s Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Conference and Annual Meeting, in New York this weekend (4/29-5/1). It will be a great opportunity to talk with several business schools and discuss the scholarly continuum, current research trends and the future (and beyond) of [...]
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SSRN’s CiteReader Project Update

Last week we released a project update to our reference and citation technology, CiteReader.  CiteReader allows readers to view the references within a paper submitted to SSRN and the citations from other papers in the SSRN eLibrary, making it possible for users to easily go backwards and forward in the literature. Here is SSRN Chairman, [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 22, 2011

1. Greek Debt – The Endgame Scenarios by Lee C. Buchheit (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP – New York Office) and G. Mitu Gulati (Duke University – School of Law) 2. What is Marriage? by Sherif Girgis (Princeton University Department of Philosophy) and Robert George (Princeton University – Department of Politics) and Ryan T. [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 15, 2011

1. US Market Risk Premium Used in 2011 by Professors, Analysts and Companies: A Survey with 5.731 Answers by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Aguirreamalloa and Luis Corres Avendaño (IESE) 2. Fight the Fed Model: The Relationship Between Stock Market Yields, Bond Market Yields, and Future Returns by Clifford [...]
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New Thoughts on Parenting

While I was at the Kauffman Economics Bloggers Forum, Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University gave me an advance copy of his book “Selfish Reason to Have More Kids.” Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids is a thought provoking look into the  nature vs. nurture argument with a refreshing and interesting research [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 4, 2011

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research Joins Economics Research Centers Papers We are pleased to announce the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research has started an Economics Research Centers Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN). MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC & SOCIAL [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 8, 2011

1. Five Takes on McDonald v. Chicago by Brannon P. Denning (Cumberland School of Law) and Glenn Harlan Reynolds (University of Tennessee College of Law) 2. Mere Quibbles: Bagus and Howden’s Critique of The Theory of Free Banking by George Selgin (University of Georgia) 3. What is Marriage? by Sherif Girgis (Princeton University Department of [...]
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SSRN CEO To Accept Inaugural Jack Palvino Excellence In Communications Award

The St. John Fisher College Communications/Journalism Department, together with Jack Palvino, will honor five Rochester thought-leaders who have demonstrated continued excellence in communications. SSRN President and CEO Gregg Gordon will receive the inaugural Media Gold Award in New Media/Social Media for his leadership and vision of online scholarly communications. Over the past decade, Mr. Gordon has established SSRN as the leading resource for [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 28, 2011

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Inter-American Development Bank Joins ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series We are pleased to announce the Inter-American Development Bank has started an ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series within the Economics Research Network (ERN). INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK RESEARCH PAPER SERIES View Abstracts: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Inter-American-Development-Bank-GOV.html Subscribe: [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 1, 2011

1. What is Marriage? by Sherif Girgis (Princeton University Department of Philosophy) and Robert George (Princeton University – Department of Politics) and Ryan T. Anderson (University of Notre Dame Department of Political Science) 2. The Cognitive Interview Method of Conducting Police Interviews: Eliciting Extensive Information and Promoting Therapeutic Jurisprudence by Ronald Philip Fisher (Florida International [...]
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TODAY: Kauffman Economics Bloggers Forum – Stream Live

I’m in Kansas City today looking forward to attending the Kauffman Foundation’s Economic Bloggers Forum. I met some great thinkers and friends at the inaugural conference in ’09 and I am sure this year will only be more of the same. Stream the presentations live today (Friday, April 1 2011) from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 [...]
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