Monthly Archives: March 2013

Weekly Top 5 Papers – March 29, 2013

1. The Storrs Lectures: Behavioral Economics and Paternalism by Cass Sunstein (Harvard Law School) Cass Sunstein Is paternalism justifiable? Many people (including many economists) have been comfortable with the view that when people’s decisions affect only themselves, government should not intrude on their decisions. But behavioral economists and cognitive psychologists have been raising serious doubts [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 27, 2013

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: University of Arkansas Joins Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies We are pleased to announce University of Arkansas School of Law has started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN). UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – March 22, 2013

1. Gone in 60 Seconds: The Impact of the Megaupload Shutdown on Movie Sales by Brett Danaher (Wellesley College – Department of Economics) and Michael Smith (Carnegie Mellon University – H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management) Brett Danaher, Michael Smith With a large body of the academic literature finding that illegal [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 20, 2013

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: HEC Paris Joins MRN Business School Research Papers We are pleased to announce HEC Paris has started a MRN Business School Research Papers series within the Management Research Network (MRN). HEC PARIS RESEARCH PAPER SERIES View Abstracts: http://www.ssrn.com/link/HEC-Paris-BSR.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=HEC-Paris-BSR HEC Paris topic areas: HEC Paris: Accounting & [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – March 15, 2013

1. Gone in 60 Seconds: The Impact of the Megaupload Shutdown on Movie Sales by Brett Danaher (Wellesley College – Department of Economics) and Michael Smith (Carnegie Mellon University – H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management) Brett Danaher, Michael Smith With a large body of the academic literature finding that illegal [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 13, 2013

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing 2013 ATA Midyear Meeting Abstracts & Papers on SSRN In cooperation with the American Taxation Association (ATA), the Accounting Research Network (ARN) is pleased to announce the 2013 American Taxation Association Midyear Meeting papers in the SSRN eLibrary. The American Taxation Association (ATA) was founded in 1974 [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – March 8, 2013

1. Afterword: The Libertarian Middle Way by Randy Barnett (Georgetown University Law Center) 2. A Brief Introduction to the Basics of Game Theory by Matthew Jackson (Stanford University – Department of Economics) 3. What Privacy Is For by Julie Cohen (Georgetown University Law Center) 4. The Transnational Origins of Constitutions: Evidence from a New Global [...]
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SSRN Q&A: Andre De Quadros (Music Network)

Music is a continually evolving subject area that connects researchers, and scholars in other disciplines, in a variety of interesting ways. André de Quadros is a leader in creating and expanding these connections and we are very excited to work with him. He recently shared his thoughts with me from Asia via Skype (when he [...]
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Weekly Announcements – March 6, 2013

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Thurgood Marshall School of Law Joins Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies Series We are pleased to announce Thurgood Marshall School of Law has started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN). THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – March 1, 2013

1. Changes in Income Inequality Among U.S. Tax Filers between 1991 and 2006: The Role of Wages, Capital Income, and Taxes by Thomas Hungerford 2. Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything is a Crime by Glenn Reynolds (University of Tennessee College of Law) 3. A Brief Introduction to the Basics of Game Theory by [...]
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