I am headed to the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Dallas this weekend. There will be thousands of library and information media industry leaders sharing their views and exhibiting their companies (#ALAMW12).

If you are attending and want to get together to talk about SSRN or scholarly communications in general, please let me know.

Safe Travels,

Gregg

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Drake University Joins Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies

We are pleased to announce Drake University Law School has started a Law School Research Papers – Legal Studies series, within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).

DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES SERIES
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Drake-U-LEG.html
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The Drake University Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series features legal scholarship in all subject areas from faculty members, visiting scholars, affiliates and students of Drake University Law School. Founded in 1865, the Law School is one of the 25 oldest law schools in the United States. It aims to provide an exceptional learning environment that integrates legal theory and the development of professional skills; promotes critical thinking and effective problem solving; examines international perspectives; and instills the ideals of ethics and professionalism. The Law School is also the home of nationally-renowned centers in agricultural law, children’s rights, constitutional law, intellectual property law and legislative practice.

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

De Nederlandsche Bank Joins ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce De Nederlandsche Bank has started an ERN Government & Public Agency Research Paper Series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
View Abstracts: http://ssrn.com/link/De-Nederlandsche-Bank-GOV.html

De Nederlandsche Bank (Netherlands Bank) is the central bank and financial sector supervisor in the Netherlands. DNB is also responsible for promoting robust and efficient payment systems. DNB Working Papers cover research on the five themes of the DNB research programme: monetary policy and price stability, central bank transparency and central bank communication, financial stability and macro-prudential supervision, micro-prudential supervision and behaviour of financial institutions, and financial literacy and behaviour of households and firms. Views and conclusions expressed in working papers are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DNB or the Eurosystem.

by Edward D. Kleinbard (USC Gould School of Law)

by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

by danah boyd (Microsoft Research) and Kate Crawford (University of New South Wales (UNSW))

by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Andrada Bilan (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing the American Finance Association 2012 Meetings Abstracting Journal

In cooperation with the American Finance Association (AFA), the Financial Economics Network (FEN) is pleased to announce the AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings. This abstracting 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 American Finance Association (AFA) sponsors an annual meeting each January where the President speaks on a chosen topic and papers which cover the gamut of financial topics are presented. The current President of the Association is Raghuram Rajan of the University of Chicago. David H. Pyle of the University of California, Berkeley serves as Executive Secretary and Treasurer. The Association has officers and a board of directors who assist in key decisions and a set of by laws governing those decisions.

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/AFA-2012-Chicago.html
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Conference URL: http://www.afajof.org/association/annualconf.asp

Announcing Expansion of ERN Econometrics: Applied Econometrics & Modeling eJournal

We are pleased to announce the expansion of Economics Research Network (ERN) Econometrics: Applied Econometrics & Modeling eJournal into the following eJournals:

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCE, & ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/App-Econometrics-Modeling-Agriculture.html
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in agriculture, natural resources, and environmental economics. The topics in this journal include: Agricultural Economics; Environmental Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in Agriculture, Natural Resource, & Environmental Economics not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS eJOURNAL
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/App-Econometric-Modeling-Financial-Econ.html
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in financial economics. The topics in this journal include: Agriculture & Commodity Markets; Behavioral Finance; Bid-Ask Spreads; CAPM Model; Diversification; Equity Premiums; Financial Derivatives; Financial Market Efficiency; Financial Market Volatility; Futures & Options; Insurance Markets; International Financial Markets; Islamic & Non-Traditional Financing; Microfinance; Monetary Economics & Interest Rates; Mutual Funds; Pension Funds; Portfolio Optimization; Real Estate Investment Funds; Regulation of Financial Markets; Risk; Sovereign Debt & Wealth; Stock Market Returns; Venture Capital; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in Financial Economics not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN FORECASTING eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in forecasting. The topics in this journal include: Consumption & Savings Forecasting; Employment Forecasting; Monetary Forecasting; Prices Forecasting; Production Forecasting; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in Forecasting not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in international economics. The topics in this journal include: International Finance; International Trade; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in International Economics not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN MACROECONOMICS eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in macroeconomics. The topics in this journal include: Business Cycles; Capital, Investment, & Production; Consumption & Savings; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Fiscal Policy; Immigration; Inflation & Deflation; Infrastructure & Public Investment; Monetary Policy; Poverty & Inequality; Wealth, Income, & Wage Distribution; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in Macroeconomics not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: APPLIED ECONOMETRIC MODELING IN MICROECONOMICS eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric modeling techniques in microeconomics. The topics in this journal include: Consumer Behavior; Corporate Governance; Economics of Religion; Economics of the Family; Education & Human Capital; Firm Behavior; Health Economics; Information; Labor Economics; Public Choice & Collective Decision Making; Real Estate Economics; Social Choice, Clubs, & Associations; Sports Economics; Urban Economics; Other topics related to Applied Econometric Modeling in Microeconomics not covered in the topics specifically listed.

ECONOMETRICS: ECONOMETRIC MODEL CONSTRUCTION, ESTIMATION & SELECTION eJOURNAL
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Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts focused on the application of econometric model construction, estimation, and selection. The topics in this journal include: Model Construction & Estimation; Model Construction & Selection; Other topics related to Econometric Model Construction, Estimation & Selection not covered in the topics specifically listed.

by Marcos M. Lopez de Prado (Tudor Investment Corp.)

by Charles L. Schultze (Brookings Institution) and Daniel H. Newlon (American Economic Association)

by danah boyd (Microsoft Research) and Kate Crawford (University of New South Wales (UNSW))

by Dan Ciuriak and John M. Curtis (Centre for International Governance Innovation)

by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

This week I’m attending the JCDL 2011 (ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries) in Ottawa, Canada and presenting during the Thinking Back and Looking Forward session of the Disciplinary Repositories Workshop.  This year’s theme is “Digital Libraries: Bringing Together Scholars, Scholarship and Research Data” and our workshop will give anyone the chance to see how disciplinary repositories really work.  This is your chance to ask real questions to real people that are running real DRs.  Here is a list of presenters.

If you too are attending and would like to meetup, send me a message.

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)