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

2. 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)

3. Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure
by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and William H. Meckling (Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased))

4. Patinformatics – An Emerging Scientific Discipline
by Mamta Kumari Raturi (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Prabhat Kumar Sahoo (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Susmita Mukherjee (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Amit Kumar Tiwari (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India)

5. Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications - The 2010 Edition
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University - Department of Finance)

Announcing New LSN Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal

We are pleased to announce a new Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal — Reproductive Justice, Law & Policy, co-sponsored by the Center for Reproductive Rights and American University Washington College of Law.

REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, LAW & POLICY
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Editors: Pamela D. Bridgewater, Professor of Law, American University - Washington College of Law, and Diana Hortsch, Director of the Law School Initiative, Center for Reproductive Rights

Sponsors:
For more than 15 years, the Center for Reproductive Rights has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. Since 1992, our attorneys have boldly used legal and human rights tools to create this world. We are the only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to reproductive rights, with expertise in both U.S. constitutional and international human rights law. Our groundbreaking cases before national courts, United Nations committees, and regional human rights bodies have expanded access to reproductive healthcare, including birth control, safe abortion, prenatal and obstetric care, and unbiased information. We influence the law outside the courtroom as well, documenting abuses, working with policymakers to promote progressive measures, and fostering legal scholarship and teaching on reproductive health and human rights.
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In 1898, Washington College of Law became the first law school in the world founded by women - a time when women were generally excluded from the legal profession. Today, its program in lawyer training along with its commitment to human rights, WCL is deeply involved in discourse about governmental policymaking, social change, and rights in the polity. Moreover, the school has attracted outstanding visiting, distinguished and adjunct faculty members who play critical roles in public and private sector organizations. Our location in the nation’s capital offers unparalleled externship opportunities with federal and local agencies, courts, and public interest organizations. The law school’s diverse curriculum offers students a myriad of opportunities to pursue their own professional and academic goals. While assisting students in gaining cutting-edge legal knowledge and skills, the LL.M. Program encourages them to investigate the relevant history, political theory, and ethical questions relevant to their interests.

Description: Reproductive Justice, Law and Policy is an interdisciplinary e-journal covering a vast range of issues, both domestic and international, related to reproductive rights, gender, human rights, sexuality, medicine, race and class. The editors invite scholarship from all disciplines, including law, political science, history, economics, medicine, reproductive technology and other social sciences.

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)

Announcing New LSN Partners in Publishing Journals

UTRECHT LAW REVIEW
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The Utrecht Law Review is an electronic open-access journal which aims to offer an international scientific platform for cross-border legal research. In the first place, this concerns research in which the boundaries of the classic branches of the law (private law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, European and public international law) are crossed and connections are made between these areas of the law, amongst others from a comparative law perspective. In addition, the journal welcomes research in which classic law is brought face to face with not strictly legal disciplines such as economics, political sciences and public administration science. The Utrecht Law Review is not a specialist journal. Each year, in January, a general issue appears including contributions on a variety of (legal) topics. In June, a special issue appears on a specific theme which is based on one of the research programmes at the Utrecht School of Law.

The Editorial Board consists of renowned and young researchers, representing the various disciplines at the Utrecht School of Law, and one student member. Academic quality and the international character of the journal are guaranteed by the Scientific Council, which consists of national and foreign experts in all branches of legal science. All academic articles that are submitted are subjected to anonymous peer review.

POTCHEFSTROOM ELECTRONIC LAW JOURNAL
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PER publishes contributions relevant to Development in the South African Constitutional State, also in a comparative context. Contributions in four languages (English, Afrikaans, Dutch and German) are accepted, although most articles, and all summaries, appear in English. This open access electronic journal is the first of its kind in South Africa and first appeared in 1998. The journal maintains stringent peer review procedures. PER is published by the Faculty of Law of the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa, assisted by a long list of external referees from reputable institutions in various countries. The editors are Professors Francois Venter, Christa Rautenbach and Anel du Plessis and the editorial board consists of legal scholars all over the globe.

REVIEW OF EUROPEAN & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (REALAW)
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Review of European Administrative Law (REALaw) is a scholarly peer reviewed law journal, published twice a year (online and in print), in the English language edited at the Department of Administrative Law and Public Administration of the University of Groningen and the Institute of Constitutional and Administrative Law and the Europa Instituut of Utrecht University. Review of European Administrative Law provides a forum for the discussion of issues in the development of European administrative law. The journal aims to cover all aspects of European administrative law, reflecting the role of the European Union, the role of domestic legal orders and their mutual relation and influence.

The editorial board consists of Prof. J.H. Jans, Prof. A. Prechal, Prof. R.J.G.M. Widdershoven, Dr. K.J. de Graaf (managing editor) and associate editors: Dr. A. Tollenaar (book reviews), Dr. A.P.W. Duijkersloot (case law). The editorial board is assisted by an Advisory Board of well known specialists in the field: J.-B. Auby, Paris; Ch.W. Backes, Maastricht; T. Barkhuysen, Leyden C. Boch, Edinburgh; R. Caranta, Turin; M. Dougan, Liverpool; X. Groussot, Lund; Ch.J. Hilson, Reading; H. Hofmann, Luxembourg; J. Komarek, Oxford/Prague; M. Kuennecke, Hull; M.C. Plaza Martin, Toledo; J. Prinssen, Antwerp; W. den Ouden, Leyden; M. Ruffert, Jena; E. Steyger, Amsterdam; P. Wenneras, Oslo; G. Winter, Bremen.

1. Manufacturing Tail Risk: A Perspective on the Financial Crisis of 2007-09
by Viral V. Acharya (Stern School of Business; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)) and Thomas F. Cooley (Leonard N. Stern School of Business - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Matthew P. Richardson (New York University - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Ingo Walter (New York University - Stern School of Business)

2. An Empirical Study of the Role of the Written Description Requirement in Patent Prosecution
by Dennis D. Crouch (University of Missouri School of Law)

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

4. 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)

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)

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.

1. The Copenhagen Conference - A Post-Mortem
by Daniel Bodansky (University of Georgia Law School)

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

3. Economists, Crises and Cartoons
by David M. Levy (Center for Study of Public Choice) and Sandra J. Peart (Jepson School of Leadership Studies)

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

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

Announcing Lawyers, Drugs & Money: A Prescription for Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry on SSRN

In cooperation with The University of San Francisco School of Law and the Rutgers Law Journal, the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) is pleased to announce the Lawyers, Drugs & Money: A Prescription for Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry Online Proceedings. These proceedings are available to all users at no charge and contain abstracts of the meeting’s papers with links to the full text within the SSRN eLibrary.

One of the most pressing issues of our time is how to encourage medical innovation while containing the costs of medication. Judges grapple with this challenge in litigation over patent rights and antitrust law. The result is a potent dose of lawyers, drugs and money, the topic of our symposium.

The University of San Francisco School of Law hosted a day-long symposium on Friday, September 25, 2009 in Fromm Hall. The symposium included five panels addressing cutting edge issues relevant to enforcement of the antitrust laws in the pharmaceutical industry. These panels considered topics such as reverse payments (or pay-for-delay settlements), product hopping, standing and preemption, burdens of proof, and class certification in antitrust cases.

You can browse all Lawyers, Drugs & Money: A Prescription for Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry Symposium abstracts in the SSRN database by clicking on the following link. The current drafts of the papers are available now and the final versions should be uploaded soon. You may wish to bookmark it in your browser.

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

2. Underwater and Not Walking Away: Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis
by Brent T. White (University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law)

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

4. 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)

5. Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications - A Post-Crisis Update
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University - Department of Finance)

Announcing Expansion of ERN Microeconomics Subject Matter eJournal

We are pleased to announce the expansion of Economics Research Network (ERN) Microeconomics: General Equilibrium & Disequilibrium into the following eJournals:

MICROECONOMICS: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM & DISEQUILIBRIUM MODELS
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Description: This journal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers on macroeconomic models that emphasize microeconomic foundations using a “bottom-up” approach, starting with individual markets and agents. Included in this category are computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, a class of economic models that use actual economic data to estimate how an economy might react to changes in policy, technology or other external factors. The topics in this journal include topics D51, D52, D58 and D59 from Section D5 of the JEL classification system.

MICROECONOMICS: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM & DISEQUILIBRIUM MODELS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
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Description: This journal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers that includes the analysis of markets that allow people to buy and sell (trade) financial securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities (such as precious metals or agricultural goods), and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that may or may not be consistent with the efficient market hypothesis. The topics in this journal include topics D53 from Section D5 of the JEL classification system.

MICROECONOMICS: INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES & ANALYSIS
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Description: This journal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts of empirical and theoretical papers that use the technique known as input-output tables to analyze and trace the flows of resources and products within an economy. The topics in this journal include topics D57 from Section D5 of the JEL classification system.

Announcing LSN Editor’s Choice eJournals

We are pleased to announce the following Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) Editor’s Choice eJournals — Law & Psychology (Editor’s Choice) sponsored by Cornell Law School, and Law & Economics (Editor’s Choice).

LAW & PSYCHOLOGY (EDITOR’S CHOICE)
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Editors: Valerie P. Hans, Cornell Law School, and Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell Law School

Description: The Law & Psychology Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

LAW & ECONOMICS (EDITOR’S CHOICE)
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Editors: Ronald J. Gilson, Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School, and A. Mitchell Polinsky, Stanford Law School, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Description: The Law & Economics Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.