The SSRN Blog

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending March 5, 2010:

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

2. Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus
by Dan M. Kahan (Yale University - Law School) and Hank Jenkins-Smith (University of Oklahoma) and Donald Braman (Cultural Cognition Project; George Washington University - Law School)

3. Pension Funds in Spain, 1994-2009 (Fondos De Pensiones)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra - IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra - IESE Business School)

4. Seven Sins of Fund Management
by James Montier (Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - Global Equity Strategy)

5. Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
by Daniel Kaufmann (The Brookings Institution) and Aart Kraay (World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)) and Massimo Mastruzzi (World Bank Institute)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New ERN Partners in Publishing Journal

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Economics, Finance & Administrative Science has joined our Partners in Publishing Journals within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE
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The Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science is the Journal of Universidad ESAN. It was formerly called Cuadernos de Difusion. The Journal of Economics Finance and Administrative Science aims to provide the most relevant research and current developments in all the fields of the administrative sciences worldwide. In order to accomplish our purpose, the articles go through a rigorous process of evaluation and selection, according to international editorial conventions.

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending January 22, 2010:

1. Conspiracy Theories
by Cass R. Sunstein (Harvard University - Harvard Law School) and Adrian Vermeule (Harvard University - Harvard Law School)

2. Constraining Dominant Shareholders’ Self-Dealing: The Legal Framework in France, Germany, and Italy
by Pierre-Henri Conac (University of Luxembourg - Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance) and Luca Enriques (University of Bologna - Faculty of Law) and Martin Gelter (Fordham University School of Law)

3. In Vino Veritas: The Economics of Drinking
by Jan Heufer (TU Dortmund University)

4. A True Story About Civil Courts and Company Valuation
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra - IESE Business School)

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

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 19, 2009:

1. Betas Used by Companies and Professors in Europe: A Survey
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra - IESE Business School) and Vicente J. Bermejo (University of Navarra - IESE Business School)

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

3. Case Closed
by Robert A. Haugen (Haugen Custom Financial Systems) and Nardin L. Baker (University of California, Irvine - Paul Merage School of Business)

4. The Black-Litterman Approach: Original Model and Extensions
by Attilio Meucci (Bloomberg ALPHA, Portfolio Analytics and Risk)

5. The Curse of the First-Mover: When Incremental Innovation Leads to Radical Change
by Thierry Rayna (London Metropolitan Business School) and Ludmila Striukova (University College London)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 12, 2009:

1. How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
by Orin S. Kerr (George Washington University - Law School)

2. Regulating Bankers’ Pay
by Lucian A. Bebchuk (Harvard University - Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research; European Corporate Governance Institute) and Holger Spamann (Harvard University - Harvard Law School)

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

4. A Novel Simple but Empirically Consistent Model for Stock Price and Option Pricing
by Huadong (Henry) Pang (J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Quantitative Research)

5. 7 Myths About Green Jobs
by Andrew P. Morriss (University of Illinois College of Law; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center; George Mason University - Mercatus Center) and William T. Bogart (York College of Pennsylvania) and Andrew Dorchak (Case Western Reserve University Law Library) and Roger E. Meiners (University of Texas at Arlington)