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 of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and John G. Watson (Financial Engines, Inc.)

3. Small is the New Biglaw: Some Thoughts on Technology, Economics, and the Practice of Law
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds (University of Tennessee College of Law)

4. How Different are Young Adults from Older Adults When it Comes to Information Privacy Attitudes and Policies?
by Chris Jay Hoofnagle (University of California, Berkeley – School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology) and Jennifer King (UC Berkeley School of Information; Berkeley Center for Law & Technology) and Su Li (University of California, Berkeley- School of Law, Center for the Study of Law and Society) and Joseph Turow (University of Pennsylvania – Annenberg School for Communication)

5. Ideological Segregation Online and Offline
by Matthew Gentzkow (University of Chicago – Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Jesse M. Shapiro (University of Chicago; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER))

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Brown University Joins Law Research Centers Papers; William Mitchell Upgrades Its Legal Studies Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce that Brown University Advanced Research Institute in Law, Social Thought and Global Governance has started a Law Research Centers Papers series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN). William Mitchell College of Law has upgraded its Legal Studies Research Paper Series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) from a basic series to a full series, which includes, but is not limited to, a customized abstracting eJournal distributed to SSRN subscribers.

BROWN UNIVERSITY – LAW, SOCIAL THOUGHT & GLOBAL GOVERNANCE RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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The Brown University Advanced Research Institute in Law, Social Thought and Global Governance series seeks to map the structures of power and distribution by analyzing the ways in which global security and insecurity, hegemonic ideas and counter-hegemonic ideas, development, poverty and inequality are reproduced in the world. The series is co-edited by: Vasuki Nesiah, David Kennedy, Nathaniel Berman and Ileana Porras of the Watson Institute in Brown University.

WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
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William Mitchell College of Law was founded in 1900 and is located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mitchell’s “practical wisdom” approach blends critical scholarship and intellectual rigor with vital practice skills, encourages strong connections to the profession, and instills an ethic of service to clients and community. Mitchell’s accessible faculty and flexible scheduling attract a wide variety of full- and part-time students from myriad professional and personal backgrounds. Many Mitchell students have gone on to become distinguished leaders at the bench and bar and in the business and civic arenas, among them the 15th Chief Justice of the United States, Warren E. Burger ’31 and the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court, Rosalie E. Wahl ’67. The college is named for Justice William Mitchell of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1881-1899) whose opinions were regarded as models of brevity and sound judicial reasoning. Today, the college continues its tradition of academic excellence and access to legal education that combines theory, practical skills, professional ethics, and public service.

Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business Joins MRN Business School Research Papers

We are pleased to announce that Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business has started an MRN Business School Research Papers series within the Management Research Network (MRN).

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY LEAVEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS RESEACH PAPER SERIES
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The Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business Research Paper Series contains abstracts and papers from Leavey School scholars in accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and operations and management information systems.