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

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)

by Rafael Leal-Arcas (Queen Mary University of London, School of Law)

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

by Navid Hassanpour (Yale University)

by Cullen O. Roche

by David Abrams (University of Pennsylvania) and R. Polk Wagner (University of Pennsylvania Law School)

by Daniel Bodansky (Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law)

by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics, Psychology & Social Sciences Joins Economics Research Centers Papers

We are pleased to announce the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Economics, Psychology & Social Sciences (CISEPS) has started an Economics Research Centers Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
View Abstracts: http://www.ssrn.com/link/CISEPS-RES.html

The CISEPS Working Paper Series publishes contributions aimed to the advancement of social sciences through interdisciplinary research focused on the improvement of the explanatory and predictive capabilities of the basic models in economics, psychology, sociology and social sciences in general. Series’ contributions are typically made by CISEPS members, doctoral students and visiting scholars working in various fields across the social science span.

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

2. The Microstructure of the ‘Flash Crash’: Flow Toxicity, Liquidity Crashes and the Probability of Informed Trading
by David Easley (Cornell University – Department of Economics) and Marcos Mailoc Lopez de Prado (Tudor Investment Corp.; RCC at Harvard University) and Maureen O’Hara (Cornell University – Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management)

3. Momentum in Japan: The Exception that Proves the Rule
by Clifford S. Asness (AQR Capital Management, LLC)

4. Flow Toxicity and Volatility in a High Frequency World
by David Easley (Cornell University – Department of Economics) and Marcos Mailoc Lopez de Prado (Tudor Investment Corp.; RCC at Harvard University) and Maureen O’Hara (Cornell University – Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management)

5. What is Marriage?
by Sherif Girgis (Princeton University Department of Philosophy) and Robert George (Princeton University – Department of Politics) and Ryan T. Anderson (University of Notre Dame Department of Political Science)

1. Binomial Options Pricing Has No Closed-Form Solution
by Evangelos Georgiadis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))

2. Madoff’s Dirty Money
by Linus Wilson (University of Louisiana at Lafayette – College of Business Administration)

3. Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications – The 2011 Edition
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Stern School of Business)

4. Bad News for Mail Robbers: The Obvious Constitutionality of Health Care Reform
by Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern University School of Law)

5. What Economists Know About Open Source Software – Its Basic Principles and Research Results
by Sebastian Von Engelhardt (University of Jena – Economics Department)

1. Gender and Philosophical Intuition
by Wesley Buckwalter (CUNY The Graduate Center) and Stephen Stich (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; University of Sheffield)

2. Empirical Limitations on High Frequency Trading Profitability
by Michael Kearns (University of Pennsylvania) and Alex Kulesza (University of Pennsylvania) and Yuriy Nevmyvaka (University of Pennsylvania)

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

4. Regulating the Shadow Banking System
by Gary B. Gorton (Yale School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Andrew Metrick (Yale School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER))

5. Risk Management: A Corporate Governance Manual
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Stern School of Business)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending September 10, 2010:

1. Detecting Deceptive Discussions in Conference Calls
by David F. Larcker (Stanford University – Graduate School of Business) and Anastasia A. Zakolyukina (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

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

3. A New ‘Risky’ World Order: Unstable Risk Premiums: Implications for Practice
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Stern School of Business)

4. Convexity, Robustness, and Model Error
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (NYU-Poly)

5. Fallacies, Irrelevant Facts, and Myths in the Discussion of Capital Regulation: Why Bank Equity is Not Expensive
by Anat R. Admati (Stanford Graduate School of Business) and
Peter M. DeMarzo (Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and
Martin F. Hellwig (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; Department of Economics, University of Bonn) and
Paul C. Pfleiderer (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

University of New Mexico School of Law Joins LSN Legal Studies Research Paper Series

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

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES
View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/U-New-Mexico-LEG.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=U-New-Mexico-LEG

Founded in 1947, the University of New Mexico School of Law is a vibrant, diverse community of outstanding faculty, students, and alumni who are making a difference across the country and around the world. The School, which offers a rich and engaged classroom experience guided by faculty members who are leaders in their fields, is an “acknowledged” leader in the fields of clinical education, American Indian law, and natural resources and environmental law. The University of New Mexico School of Law Legal Studies eJournal contains abstracts, works in progress, and published papers from our faculty.

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending July 9, 2010:

1. WACC: Definition, Misconceptions and Errors
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

2. WACC: Definition and Errors
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

3. Errors, Robustness, and the Fourth Quadrant
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (NYU-Poly)

4. Do Powerful Politicians Cause Corporate Downsizing?
by Lauren Cohen (Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Joshua D. Coval (Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Christopher J. Malloy (Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER))

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

The current economic climate is causing many institutions to re-evaluate their role and approach to doing business, including business schools themselves. Best Colleges Online recently posted an article 10 Predictions for the Future of B-schools that discuss several important points and identifies some general trends for business schools like globalization and distance learning.  Schools are moving away from traditional b-school approaches, shifting from finance-focus to self-focus, and are now encompassing leadership,  creativity, values, and ethics. These efforts are already showing up in new communication, new curriculum, and the MBA Oath. The overall message is that b-schools are, and must, change their strategy to regain the luster they have lost in recent years.

The Economist article Changing course adds, “‘VALUES’ are all the rage at business schools nowadays.” Many programs are now on the quest to restructure their curriculum, including eliminating traditional subjects. Students are looking at their education as a tool to truly change a culture, and influence society.

While I am not sure if there is any correlation, more women than ever are enrolling in undergrad business and MBA programs.  According to a recent Forbes article, the diversity and versatility of a business degree is considered to be very helpful in this economy.  And, a lot of women are using their degrees for not-for-profits, starting businesses, or raising a family.

With this shift in curriculum and attitudes, our future graduates will be more equipped than ever to venture into our dynamic, ever-changing business world.  Maybe they can even help resolve the student vs. customer debate …