Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

The School of Public Policy – University of Calgary Joins ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers

We are pleased to announce The School of Public Policy – University of Calgary has started an ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY – UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
View Abstracts: http://ssrn.com/link/U-Calgary-Public-Policy.html

The School of Public Policy is the flagship school of public policy in Canada. Under the leadership of noted economist Dr. Jack Mintz, the School takes a practical, global and focused approach to policy research and education across three focus areas: Economic & Social Policy, Energy & Environmental Policy, and International Policy. All research combines detailed empirical analysis with firm policy recommendations.

In 2011, the School launched its Master of Public Policy program. Instruction from leading policy experts and a course framework unlike any other in Canada has helped attract top students from across Canada, the United States and the world.

Announcing 2011 AAA Annual Meeting – Tax Concurrent Sessions Abstracts & Papers on SSRN

In cooperation with the American Accounting Association (AAA), the Accounting Research Network (ARN) is pleased to announce the 2011 AAA Annual Meeting – Tax Concurrent Sessions papers in the SSRN eLibrary.

As part of the AAA Annual Meeting, the ATA sponsors several concurrent sessions involving the presentation of research papers on a wide range of topics.

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/2011-AAA-Tax-Concurrent-Sessions.html

Conference URL: http://aaahq.org/ata

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

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. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be…Lawyers
by Herwig J. Schlunk (Vanderbilt University School of Law)

4. Ranking of the Mutual Fund Industry in Spain: 1994-2009 (Ranking de Gestoras de Fondos de Inversión en España 1994-2009) (Spanish)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

5. Return of Mutual Funds in Spain 1991-2009 (Rentabilidad de los Fondos de Inversión en España 1991-2009) (Spanish)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Bancaria Joins FEN Partners in Publishing

We are pleased to announce that Bancaria has joined our Partners in Publishing within the Financial Economics Network (FEN).

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Bancaria.html

Bancaria is the journal of the Italian Banking Association published by Bancaria Editrice. Over the last 80 years Bancaria contributed to the awareness and in-depth examination of national and international banking and financial system dynamics. Today it is one of the more acknowledged and widespread Italian financial journals. (View full announcement)

Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) Joins ERN Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce that Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) has started a Research Paper Series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Mannheim-RES.html

The Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) Research Paper Series focuses on selected micro- and macroeconomic aspects of demographic change. It contains research results from research scientists, doctoral students and visiting scholars at MEA. The papers are published electronically by the institution and available online. (View full announcement)

Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra Joins MRN Partners in Publishing

We are pleased to announce that Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra has joined our Partners in Publishing within the Management Research Network (MRN).

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Journal-of-CENTRUM-Cathedra.html
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The Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra (JCC) is the official academic journal of CENTRUM Catolica, the Business School of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. The mission of the JCC is to disseminate knowledge generated by academic and doctoral research conducted at CENTRUM Catolica and other universities in the areas of global strategic management. (View full announcement)

Announcing 2009 CAAA Annual Conference Abstracting eJournal

In cooperation with the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, the Accounting Research Network (ARN) is pleased to announce the 2009 CAAA Annual Conference Abstracting eJournal. This abstracting eJournal is available to all users at no charge and contains abstracts of the meeting’s papers with links to the full text within the SSRN eLibrary.

The Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) is an organization of accounting educators, professional accountants, and others who are involved in, or concerned about, research and education in accounting and related areas. The CAAA’s mission is to promote excellence in accounting research and education in Canada. This abstracting eJournal provides a data warehouse for all abstracts and papers presented at the conference. Abstracts of the papers will also be published in subject-specific journals within ARN and, where appropriate, in the journals of our sister networks.

You can browse all 2009 CAAA Annual Conference abstracts in the SSRN database by clicking on the following link. There are currently more than 35 such papers in the system. You may wish to bookmark it in your browser. (View full announcement)

View papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/CAAA-2009.html
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First Issue: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/sample_issues/1162496_CMBO.html