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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 - 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)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Erasmus Law Review Upgrades Its LSN Partners in Publishing Journal

We are pleased to announce that Erasmus Law Review has upgraded its Partners in Publishing Journal within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN), which includes, but is not limited to, a customized abstracting eJournal distributed to SSRN subscribers.

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The Erasmus Law Review seeks to foster independent critical scholarship as relevant to the discipline of law.

The Board of Editors encourages the submission of legally relevant manuscripts by legal scholars and practitioners as well as those versed in other disciplines relevant to law, such as criminology, sociology, political science and economics.

The Erasmus Law Review intends to issue calls for papers on specific topics, topics will be posted on the website of the journal. All articles which the board in principle intends to publish will be submitted to peer-review.

Business History Review Joins MRN Partners in Publishing Journals

We are pleased to announce that the Harvard Business School, Business History Review has joined our Partners in Publishing Journals within the Management Research Network (MRN).

BUSINESS HISTORY REVIEW

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Business History Review is a quarterly publication of original research by historians, economists, sociologists, and scholars of business administration. BHR’s ongoing mission, from its 1926 inception as the Bulletin of the Business Historical Society, is to encourage and aid the study of the evolution of business in all periods and all countries.

China Academy of Financial Research (CAFR) Joins Finance Research Centers Papers

We are pleased to announce that China Academy of Financial Research (CAFR) has started a Finance Research Centers Papers series within the Financial Economics Network (FEN).

CHINA ACADEMY OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH (CAFR)

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CAFR is the China Academy of Financial Research. The role of the CAFR is modeled after the NBER in the US and the CEPR in Europe.

CAFR Research Paper Series aims at promoting high-quality theoretical and applied research in financial economics. The Series also aims at promoting high-quality research on China’s economy and financial markets. The Series features contributions both by CAFR Research Fellows and by a network of external researchers.

Announcing New ERN Research Paper Series Journals

We are pleased to announce that Universidad de los Andes Department of Economics and George Mason University Department of Economics have each started an Economics Departments Research Paper Series; George Mason University School of Public Policy Faculty Research has started an ERN Public Policy Centers Research Paper Series, within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

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The Documentos CEDE Working Papers Series aims to advance the Department of Economics at Universidad de los Andes as an outstanding center for research on Economics. The series reflects the interest of our faculty on a wide array of economic issues and on applied economic research. Documentos CEDE provides our faculty and students with an opportunity to disseminate their research and exchange ideas with policy makers and the academic community.

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

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The Department of Economics at George Mason University (GMU) is distinguished by its excellence in Austrian economics, experimental economics and public choice. Its intellectual contribution to these fields is exemplified by two Nobel prizes awarded to Mason professors James Buchanan (public choice) and Vernon Smith (experimental economics). Complementing its tradition of academic excellence is the department’s Washington DC location, which leaves it unique in its ability to draw direct attention to its extensive outreach and policy research programs. The Working Paper Series (WPS) aims to further enhance the academic strength of the department by promoting the rapid dissemination of research, facilitate the exchange of ideas with other researchers, and stimulate intellectual exchange and communication throughout the scholarly community.

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY FACULTY RESEARCH

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The School of Public Policy (SPP) at George Mason University is at the crossroads - both geographically and intellectually - of government, non-profit organizations and private industry. The SPP Faculty Research Paper Series exhibits a cross-section of the faculty research output. Founded in 1990, today SPP has 70 full-time teaching and research faculty from more than a dozen academic fields, including political science, economics, geography, sociology, anthropology, business, engineering, history, law, medicine, education, and urban planning. Currently offering five Master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in Public Policy, SPP now attracts almost 1,000 students from the U.S. and abroad and has one of the largest doctoral programs in public policy in the US.

Announcing the 2009 IACM Meetings Abstracting eJournal

In cooperation with the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), the Negotiations Research Network (NEG) is pleased to announce the 2009 IACM Meetings Abstracting eJournal. This abstracting journal is available to all users at no charge and contains abstracts of the meetings papers with links to the full text within the SSRN eLibrary.

You can browse all IACM 2009 Meeting abstracts in the SSRN database by clicking on the following link. There are currently 63 such papers in the system. You may wish to bookmark it in your browser.

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/IACM-2009.html
Conference URL: http://www.iacm-conflict.org

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
You can subscribe at no cost to the IACM 2009 Meeting abstracting journal by clicking on the following link:

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Participants of this year’s conference will be subscribed to the abstracting journal. In addition, subscribers to the IACM 2008 Meetings abstracting journal will automatically receive this year’s journal as well.

Stetson University College of Law Joins LSN Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce that Stetson University College of Law has started a Research Paper Series within the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN).

Stetson University College of Law

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Stetson University College of Law, located in Gulfport and Tampa, Florida, is a dynamic scholarly community with a vibrant faculty and student body who strive to have a meaningful and far-reaching impact on the law, the profession, and society. To further this mission, the Stetson University College of Law Legal Studies Research eJournal contains abstracts, works-in-progress, and published articles and essays written by members of the College of Law faculty on a wide variety of legal and law-related topics.

As many of you know, we have worked closely with The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to create our Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network (ERPN). Earlier this year, they held the first Economics Bloggers Forum and I was fortunate to be able to participate.  It was a wonderful event and a great opportunity to meet and learn from some very intelligent people, a few of which are included in the Renewal of Entrepreneurial Capitalism video below.  Other than my friends at the Kauffman Foundation inserting the wrong blog URL for me, I was very impressed with the quality of the videos and the professionalism of the staff.

Overview - Economic Bloggers and the Renewal of Entrepreneurial Capitalism

Gregg Gordon - Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network

Gregg Gordon - Building the Field of Entrepreneurship Research

Please let me know what you think about the videos and what changes are occurring in your discipline.

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).

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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).

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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)

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First Issue: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/sample_issues/1162496_CMBO.html

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

China Economist Joins ERN Partners in Publishing

We are pleased to announce that China Economist has joined our Partners in Publishing within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

CHINA ECONOMIST
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China Economist is an English-language periodical that focuses on economics and business management as well as on other fields of social sciences in China. (View full announcement)

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Joins ERN Research Paper Series

We are pleased to announce that Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has started a Public Policy Centers Research Paper Series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
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The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 with the mission of educating and training the next generation of Asian policymakers and leaders. Its objectives are to raise the standards of governance throughout the region, improve the lives of the region’s people and, in so doing, contribute to the transformation of Asia. Throughout Asia, the demand for a first-rate public policy education is growing. The School is thus in the right place at the right time. At the heart of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s reputation for excellence lies its faculty - a diverse and growing community of scholars and practitioners well known for teaching and research expertise in a variety of fields. (View full announcement)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Vermont Law School Research Paper Series

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The Vermont Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series contains a wide range of papers from scholars at the Vermont Law School. Vermont is particularly known for its work in Environmental Law and related subjects such as Natural Resources, Energy and Land Use, and papers on these topics are well represented. Vermont’s scholarship also embodies a diverse spectrum of additional doctrinal and interdisciplinary interests, and the papers in this series reflect this diversity as well. (View full announcement)

New ERN Subject Matter eJournal & 3 Expanded Subject Matter eJournals

We are pleased to announce a new Economics Research Network (ERN) Subject Matter eJournal — Game Theory & Bargaining Theory — as well as the expansion of three Subject Matter eJournals — Institutional & Transition Economics, Microeconomics, and Organizations & Markets. (View full announcement)

New Corporate Governance Network

CGN is sponsored by the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) Institute, whose mission is to provide thought leadership at the intersection of corporate responsibility and the informational needs of investors. While the Institute is a relatively new non-profit organization, formed with the proceeds of the sale of the Investor Responsibility Research Center in 2006, it continues the tradition and standards of objective research for which IRRC has been known since 1972. For more information, please see http://www.irrcinstitute.org.

CGN’s founding director is Lucian A. Bebchuk, William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance, and Director, Corporate Governance Program, Harvard University - Harvard Law School; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Research Associate, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).(View full announcement)

Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference 2009 Abstracting eJournal

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The aim of this annual conference series is to improve our ability to answer the “big picture” questions and other related questions by engaging some of the world’s top researchers on competitive advantage in Atlanta for 3 days each year. You can browse abstracts and download the full text of all papers given at the Atlanta Competitive Advantage Conference 2009 in the SSRN database. (View full announcement)