Tag Archives: Economics

Weekly Announcements – August 10, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing 17th Conference on the Theories & Practices of Securities & Financial Markets on SSRN In cooperation with the National Sun Yat-Sen University, the Financial Economics Network (FEN) is pleased to announce the 17th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets Online Proceedings. These [...]
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Weekly Announcements – August 3, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Bar-Ilan University Joins Economics Departments Research Papers We are pleased to announce that Bar-Ilan University Department of Economics has started an Economics Departments Research Papers series, within the Economics Research Network (ERN). BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Bar-Ilan-U-Economics.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Bar-Ilan-U-Economics The Department of Economics at Bar-Ilan [...]
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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 Announcements – July 12, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing 5 New Palgrave Macmillan Partners in Publishing Journals We are pleased to announce that Palgrave Macmillan has joined our Economics Research Network (ERN) Partners in Publishing Journals: Comparative Economic Studies, Eastern Economic Journal, and IMF Staff Papers, and our Management Research Network (MRN) INTL Partners in Publishing [...]
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Weekly Announcements – June 21, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Indian School of Business Joins MRN Business School Research Papers We are pleased to announce that the Indian School of Business has started an MRN Business School Research Papers series within the Management Research Network (MRN). INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Indian-Business.html The Indian School of Business [...]
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Research to Consider: The NFL’s Draft is Broken

via The highly anticipated National Football League Draft begins tomorrow evening (4/22/10) and, for the first time, will be televised during prime time on ESPN and NFL Network.  This is the NFL’s most important off-season event and followed closely by fans around the world.  But, two scholars suggest the process is flawed because teams significantly [...]
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Weekly Announcements – April 19, 2010

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Announcing Finance & Corporate Governance Conference Abstracts & Papers on SSRN In cooperation with The Graduate School of Management and in conjunction with the School of Account and the School of Economics & Finance at La Trobe University, the Financial Economics Network (FEN) is pleased to announce the [...]
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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 Announcements – October 26, 2009

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. View [...]
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Kauffman Foundation’s Economic Bloggers Forum

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 [...]
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Weekly Announcements – August 17, 2009

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 [...]
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Weekly Announcements – August 10, 2009

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 View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/China-Economist.html China Economist is an English-language periodical that focuses on economics and business management as well as [...]
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Weekly Announcements – May 14, 2009

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN: Vermont Law School Research Paper Series View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Vermont-LEG.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Vermont-LEG 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 [...]
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