Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) Joins Finance Research Centers Papers

We are pleased to announce Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) has started a Finance Research Centers Papers series within the Financial Economics Network (FEN).

COMMISSIONE NAZIONALE PER LE SOCIETÀ E LA BORSA (CONSOB) RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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CONSOB is the Italian authority supervising financial markets. Its mission is to protect investors, ensure transparency and foster the stability and the orderly functioning of the financial system.

CONSOB Working Paper series publish studies and research with the aim of encouraging debate among academics, practitioners and policy-makers on the economics and the regulation of financial markets.

CONSOB Discussion Paper series publish policy-relevant analysis, focused on specific oversight issues.

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Review of Environment, Energy & Economics (Re3) Joins ERN Partners in Publishing Journals

We are pleased to announce Review of Environment, Energy & Economics (Re3) has joined our ERN Partners in Publishing Journals within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & ECONOMICS (Re3)
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The Review of Environment, Energy and Economics, in short Re3, is a tool for the dissemination of the work and research-based policy analysis of FEEM researchers and leading international scholars, covering the areas of the environment, energy and economics, and offering new insights into the challenges ahead.

The target readership spans from researchers and academics to policy makers, journalists, professionals, firms, and a general audience of readers wishing to understand the intricacies of the environment-energy-economics challenge. Re3 publishes non technical scientific articles and policy-oriented contributions, selected presentations, literature surveys, interviews to leading scholars and experts, short briefs on FEEM research areas and book reviews.

It collects both invited contributions and unsolicited submissions, and readers will have the opportunity to comment on the posts. Re3 aims at a steady flow of contributions, and it publishes new submissions as they become available, rather than collecting articles for release as an issue. Open access is provided to all readers, and the processes of submission, evaluation, and publication are electronic.

MultiRights Joins Law Research Centers Papers

We are pleased to announce MultiRights has started a Law Research Centers Papers series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).

MULTIRIGHTS RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The MultiRights Research Paper Series examines the legitimacy of multi-level human rights judiciary. The MultiRights project scrutinizes claims of legitimacy deficits, and considers reform proposals for global and European human rights organs. The staff of the MultiRights project is interdisciplinary (Law, Philosophy, Political Sciences, etc.) and the papers cover topics such as plausible models for Human Rights Judiciary assessed by Contested Constitutional Principle of Legitimacy: Human Rights values, the Rule of Law, Subsidiarity, and Democracy. The MultiRights project is funded by an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council.

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Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) Joins ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers

We are pleased to announce Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) has started an ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CENTER (PERC) RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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Founded in 1980, the Property & Environment Research Center (PERC) develops firmly-grounded research on how market solutions can achieve environmental goals in a cost effective manner. This strategy, implemented through various scholarly and applied programs, facilitates the assignment of property rights over environmental amenities, and thus creates otherwise missing markets to improve both environmental quality and economic performance. This Research Paper Series features articles from PERC’s resident and non-resident scholars, and welcomes submissions from non-affiliated authors for consideration.

Announcing 2012 Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference eJournal on SSRN

In cooperation with the La Trobe University Graduate School of Management, the Financial Economics Network (FEN) is pleased to announce the 2012 Financial Markets & Corporate Governance Conference eJournal. This eJournal is available to all subscribers at no charge and contains abstracts of the conference papers with links to the full text in the SSRN eLibrary.

The broad themes embedded in this international conference include: Banking, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Earnings Quality, Financial Markets, Funds Management, Market Microstructure, the Global Financial Crisis and Risk Management. This eJournal provides a data warehouse for all abstracts and papers presented at the conference. Abstracts of the papers will also be distributed in subject-specific eJournals within FEN and, where appropriate, in the eJournals of our sister networks.

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Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing 2 New LSN Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society has started a Law Research Centers Papers series; Queen’s University Belfast School of Law has started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series, both within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).

ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT INSTITUTE ON INTERNET & SOCIETY DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES
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The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society aims at contributing to a better understanding of the interdependence between the society and the Internet. The goal of the institute is to understand the changes in society originating from the internet and to offer all people a chance to shape the digital, networked future. The Discussion Paper Series on Internet & Society has a transdisciplinary academic focus addressing questions about internet policy & governance, democracy & global constitutionalism, internet innovation & economics and information and media regulation.

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast is pleased to announce the creation of a working paper series. The series offers an insight into the work of staff at the School. This work is both legal and interdisciplinary in focus and speaks to the wide range of interests of staff within the School.

Announcing Expansion of FEN Banking & Financial Institutions eJournal

We are pleased to announce the expansion of Financial Economics Network (FEN) Banking & Financial Institutions eJournal into the following eJournals:

FINANCIAL CRISES eJOURNAL
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Editors: G. William Schwert Professor, Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics, University of Rochester – Simon School, and Rene M. Stulz Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Finance

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts dealing with recent and historical financial crises, both national and international. The eJournal welcomes research concerning the causes and consequences of financial crises, and the responses of governments, central banks, and other entities to those crises. Topics include, but are not limited to, bank ratings, bail-outs, liquidity, market concentration, systemic risk, sovereign credit risk, and contagion.

GOVERNANCE, INCENTIVES, & COMPENSATION eJOURNAL
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Editors: G. William Schwert Professor, Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics, University of Rochester – Simon School, and Rene M. Stulz Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Finance

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts dealing with all aspects of governance, incentives and compensation related to financial institutions. Topics include incentives and constraints that influence participants, stock ownership by bank managers, structure of managerial compensation, monitoring by directors and major stockholders, and composition of bank boards.

PROPERTY, CASUALTY & LIFE INSURANCE eJOURNAL
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Editors: G. William Schwert Professor, Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics, University of Rochester – Simon School, and Rene M. Stulz Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Finance

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts covering a range of topics dealing with insurance companies. Topics include regulation, risk management, consumer issues, securitization, valuation, reinsurance, governance, asset & liability management, and micro-insurance.

REGULATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS eJOURNAL
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Editors: G. William Schwert Professor, Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics, University of Rochester – Simon School, and Rene M. Stulz Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Finance

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts covering regulatory and legal aspects of national and international financial institutions. The eJournal welcomes research that deals with legal aspects of depository institutions including banks, credit unions, trust companies, and mortgage loan companies. Topics also include regulation of insurance companies, brokers, underwriters, and investment funds.

RISK MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS eJOURNAL
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Editors: G. William Schwert Professor, Distinguished University Professor of Finance and Statistics, University of Rochester – Simon School, and Rene M. Stulz Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Finance

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focusing on policies, infrastructure, and methodologies for analyzing and controlling risks in financial institutions, including interest rate risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and market risk.

Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia Joins MRN Business School Research Papers

We are pleased to announce Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia Department of Management has started a MRN Business School Research Papers series within the Management Research Network (MRN).

UNIVERSITA CA’ FOSCARI VENEZIA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES
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The Department of Management at Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia was funded in 2011 as part of a vast restructuring that has brought together faculty from strategy, accounting, organization, marketing, finance, economics, applied mathematics, and law to create a genuinely interdisciplinary environment. Its Working Paper Series contains papers in all these fields of research. Papers should be submitted to wp.dma@unive.it. Submissions must include the paper (if consistent with other agreements), a short abstract, keywords, and the author’s affiliation to Universita Ca’ Foscari Venezia. Contact the series administrator wp.dma@unive.it for questions.

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing Expansion of ERN Development Economics eJournal

We are pleased to announce the expansion of Economics Research Network (ERN) Development Economics eJournal into the following eJournals:

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on issues related to agriculture, the exploitation of natural resources, as well as the impact of these economic activities on the environment in the context of developing economies. The topics in this eJournal include topics from Section O13 and O44 of the JEL classification system.

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: MACROECONOMIC ISSUES IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on macroeconomic issues and topics in the context of economic development such as: fiscal and monetary policies, financial markets, saving and capital investment, foreign exchange policy, and aggregate productivity. The topics in this eJournal include topics from Section O1, O2, and O4 of the JEL classification system.

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on microeconomic aspects of economic development including the analysis of manufacturing and services industries, management of technological innovation and R&D, human resources, and urban and rural topics including housing and infrastructure. The topics in this eJournal include topics from Section O1, O21, O3 of the JEL classification system.

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: REGIONAL & COUNTRY STUDIES eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on regional and country studies of development. The topics in this eJournal include topics from Section O5 of the JEL classification system.

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: WOMEN, GENDER, & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on human development and women and gender issues in the context of development. The topics in this eJournal include topics from Section O5 of the JEL classification system.

1. Primera Pregunta Sobre la Crisis de España (First Question About the Crisis in Spain)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

2. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation
by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

3. There’s No There There: Low Tax Rates and Economic Growth
by Filip Spagnoli (National Bank of Belgium)

4. ‘I’ve Got Nothing to Hide’ and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy
by Daniel Solove (George Washington University Law School)

5. Secrets Revealed: How Magicians Protect Intellectual Property without Law
by Jacob Loshin (Yale Law School)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New Rhetoric & Communication Research Network

We are pleased to announce the creation of Rhetoric & Communication Research Network (RCRN) within the Humanities Network. It will provide a worldwide, online community for research in all areas of rhetoric and communication studies, following the model of other subject matter networks within SSRN.

We expect RCRN to become a comprehensive online resource for research in rhetoric and communication studies, providing scholars with access to current work in their field and facilitating research and scholarship.

RCRN’s founding director is:

David C. Logan, Lecturer, University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business and Senior Partner, CultureSync
The following Subject Matter eJournals are available within RCRN. Initially, subscriptions will be free during the start-up phase until November 2012.

HISTORY OF RHETORIC eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that examine rhetorical theories and practices of various historical periods. The topics in this journal include: Ancient & Sophistic Rhetoric; Classical Rhetoric; Enlightenment Rhetoric; Medieval Rhetoric; Modern & Postmodern Rhetoric; Nineteenth Century Rhetoric; Renaissance Rhetoric; Other topics related to History of Rhetoric not covered in the topics specifically listed.

RHETORIC & PUBLIC DISCOURSE eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on the rhetorical aspects of public discourses and that examine the intersections of rhetorical theory and other disciplines that study these discourses. The topics in this journal include: Rhetoric & Law; Rhetoric & Politics; Rhetoric & the Media; Other topics related to Rhetoric & Public Discourse not covered in the topics specifically listed.

RHETORIC EDUCATOR: COMMUNICATION, COMPOSITION, RHETORIC, & WRITING eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on writing instruction, pedagogy, classroom strategies, and the mechanics of writing, communication, and argument.

RHETORIC OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that analyze the documents produced by scientists and scholars in other academic disciplines. Relevant topics include writing style, special topoi, argument structure, epistemological assumptions, and other rhetorical features of academic texts.

RHETORICAL ANALYSIS eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that focus on the persuasive strategies and other rhetorical features of texts, images, and other cultural productions.

RHETORICAL THEORY eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that explore the philosophical and theoretical issues associated with rhetorical practices. The topics in this journal include: Agency; Argumentation; Communities & Audience; Ethics & Rhetoric; Psychological Aspects of Rhetoric; Rhetorical Identity & Identification; Visual Rhetoric; Other topics related to Rhetorical Theory not covered in the topics specifically listed.

WRITING TECHNOLOGIES eJOURNAL
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Editor: David C. Logan (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business, and CultureSync)
Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts that address issues at the intersection of rhetoric and technology. The topics in this journal include: Computer Mediated Communication (CMC); Design of Communication; New Media Studies; Other topics related to Writing Technologies not covered in the topics specifically listed.

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Georgetown University Joins MRN Business School Research Papers

We are pleased to announce Georgetown University McDonough School of Business has started a MRN Business School Research Papers series within the Management Research Network (MRN).

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MCDONOUGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The Georgetown University McDonough School of Business working paper series includes abstracts and papers from a wide range of fields including international relations, political economy, ethics and economics as well as the traditional management disciplines. As a premier business school located at the center of world politics and business in Washington, D.C., Georgetown McDonough develops and educates principled business leaders to address significant issues of business and society. Founded in 1957, the business school resides in the Rafik B. Hariri Building, where some 1,400 undergraduates, 1,000 MBA students, and over 1,200 participants in executive education programs study business with a focus on leadership and a global perspective.

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Announcing 2 New Legal Studies Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce Southampton Law School, and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law have each started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).

SOUTHAMPTON LAW SCHOOL LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The Southampton Law School Working Paper Series, published by the Law School at the University of Southampton, disseminates and fosters interdisciplinary legal scholarship in all subject areas from members of the School, doctoral students and visiting scholars. The papers are published electronically and are available online or through email distribution.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been preparing students for legal careers for more than 100 years. Located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, the school’s state-of-the-art building is just steps away from law firms, businesses, and local, state and federal government offices. The student body of more than 1000 students hails from across the country and around the world displaying diversity in ethnicity, gender, and age. IU McKinney’s world-class faculty of over 50 full-time scholars has experience in both the public and private sectors. Our Legal Studies eJournal contains works in progress and published papers from the faculty.

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Announcing 2012 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 2012 American Taxation Association Midyear Meeting papers in the SSRN eLibrary.

The American Taxation Association (ATA) was founded in 1974 and joined the American Accounting Association (AAA) in 1978 as the Tax Section of the AAA. Memberships and student memberships are open to persons with an interest in tax education and research. Please see the ATA objectives to learn more about our goals. Under the guidance of President Tim Rupert the ATA’s committees provide a wide variety of services to the ATA membership. Abstracts of the papers will be distributed in subject-specific eJournals within ARN and, where appropriate, in the eJournals of our sister networks.

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Conference URL: http://aaahq.org/ata