Category Archives: Top Papers

Weekly Top 5 Papers – August 27, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending August 27, 2010: 1. A Statistical Analysis of the Patent Bar: Where are the Software-Savvy Patent Attorneys? by Ralph D. Clifford (University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth) and Thomas G. Field Jr. (Franklin Pierce Law Center) and Jon [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – August 20, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending August 20, 2010: 1. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. A New Anomaly: The Cross-Sectional Profitability of Technical Analysis by Yufeng Han (University of Colorado at Denver – Business School) and [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – August 13, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending August 13, 2010: 1. Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries? by Mark A. Lemley (Stanford Law School) 2. Economists’ Hubris – The Case of Equity Asset Management by Shahin Shojai (Capco) and George Feiger (Contango Capital Advisors) and [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – August 6, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending August 6, 2010: 1. How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students by Orin S. Kerr (George Washington University – Law School) 2. Economists’ Hubris – The Case of Equity Asset Management by Shahin Shojai (Capco) [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – July 30, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 30, 2010: 1. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. A Survey of Electronic Research Alternatives to Lexis and Westlaw in Law Firms by Laura K. Justiss (Southern Methodist University (SMU) [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – July 23, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 23, 2010: 1. High Technology Entrepreneurs and the Patent System: Results of the 2008 Berkeley Patent Survey by Stuart J. H. Graham (Georgia Institute of Technology – College of Management; University of California, Berkeley School of Law – BCLT) [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – July 16, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 16, 2010: 1. WACC: Definition, Misconceptions and Errors by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) 2. Social Security Benefits Formula 101: A Practical Primer by Francine J. Lipman (Chapman University – School of Law) and James [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – July 9, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 9, 2010: 1. WACC: Definition, Misconceptions and Errors by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) 2. WACC: Definition and Errors by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) 3. Errors, Robustness, and the Fourth [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – July 2, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 2, 2010: 1. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. The Great Danes: Cultural Values and Neoliberal Reforms by Scott Sumner (affiliation not provided to SSRN) 3. May it Please the [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – June 18, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 18, 2010: 1. Are State Public Pensions Sustainable? Why the Federal Government Should Worry About State Pension Liabilities by Joshua D. Rauh (Northwestern University – Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) 2. A Quantitative Approach to [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – June 11, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 11, 2010: 1. Global Warming Advocacy Science: A Cross Examination by Jason Scott Johnston (University of Pennsylvania – Law School) 2. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 3. 201 Questions on [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – June 4, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 4, 2010: 1. Arizona Senate Bill 1070: A Preliminary Report by Gabriel J. Chin (University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law; University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy) and Carissa Byrne Hessick (Arizona State, Sandra [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – May 28, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 28, 2010: 1. The Subjects of the Constitution by Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz (Georgetown University Law Center) 2. Market Risk Premium Used in 2010 by Analysts and Companies: A Survey with 2,400 Answers by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – May 21, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 21, 2010: 1. Are State Public Pensions Sustainable? Why the Federal Government Should Worry About State Pension Liabilities by Joshua D. Rauh (Northwestern University – Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) 2. ANTEVENIO: The First Spanish [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – May 14, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 14, 2010: 1. Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model by Werner Erhard (Independent) and Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and Steve Zaffron (Landmark [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – May 7, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 7, 2010: 1. Relative Strength Strategies for Investing by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. Where to File Your Patent Case by Mark A. Lemley (Stanford Law School) 3. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane [...]
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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 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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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 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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