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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 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 – 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 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 – March 12, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending March 12, 2010: 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 – [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – February 26, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending February 26, 2010: 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 – [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – January 8, 2010

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending January 8, 2010: 1. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. Buying You: The Government’s Use of Fourth-Parties to Launder Data about ‘The People’ by Joshua L. Simmons (Columbia Law School) 3. [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – November 6, 2009

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending November 6, 2009: 1. Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums by Peter B. Hirtle (Cornell University Library) and Emily Hudson (University of Melbourne – Law School) and Andrew T. Kenyon (University of Melbourne [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – October 23, 2009

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending October 23, 2009: 1. A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management) 2. Technical Analysis Around the World by Ben R. Marshall (Massey University – College of Business – Department of Economics and Finance) [...]
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Weekly Top 5 Papers – October 16, 2009

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending October 16, 2009: 1. Trust and Delegation by Stephen J. Brown (NYU Stern School of Business) and William N. Goetzmann (Yale School of Management – International Center for Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Bing Liang (University of [...]
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