by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

by Dan Kahan (Yale University – Law School)

by Andrew Lo (MIT Sloan School of Management)

by Dennis Crouch (University of Missouri School of Law) and Robert Merges (University of California, Berkeley – School of Law)

by Kevin Murphy (University of Southern California – Marshall School of Business) and Michael Jensen (Harvard Business School)

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

by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

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

by Michael Jensen (Harvard Business School) and William Meckling (Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased))

by Andrew Lo (MIT Sloan School of Management)

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)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 28, 2010:

1. The Subjects of the Constitution
by Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz (Georgetown University Law Center)

2. Market Risk Premium Used in 2010 by Analysts and Companies: A Survey with 2,400 Answers
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

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

4. Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model
by Werner Erhard (Independent) and Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and Steve Zaffron (Landmark Education LLC; Vanto Group) and Kari L. Granger (Center For Character and Leadership Development, USAFA; Sunergos, LLC)

5. Factors on Demand: Building a Risk Platform for Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers and Traders
by Attilio Meucci (Bloomberg ALPHA, Portfolio Analytics and Risk)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending May 14, 2010:

1. Introductory Reading for Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological Model
by Werner Erhard (Independent) and Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and Steve Zaffron (Landmark Education LLC; Vanto Group) and Kari L. Granger (Sunergos, LLC; Center For Character and Leadership Development, USAFA)

2. Relative Strength Strategies for Investing
by Mebane T. Faber (Cambria Investment Management)

3. How to Restructure Greek Debt
by Lee C. Buchheit (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP – New York Office) and G. Mitu Gulati (Duke University – School of Law)

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

5. 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)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New FEN Subject Matter eJournal

We are pleased to announce a new Financial Economics Network (FEN) Subject Matter eJournal — Household Finance eJournal.

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE eJOURNAL

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Editors: Nicholas S. Souleles, University of Pennsylvania – Finance Department, and Peter Tufano, Harvard Business School

Description: This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts as an outlet to share new research in the emerging field of household finance. Household finance is defined broadly to include the many financial decisions households make, including the financial functions of payments; saving, investing and portfolio-choice; borrowing and credit; risk management; and advisory services. This research may have a consumer focus (e.g., how and why consumers make certain financial decisions), a business focus (e.g., the economics of different consumer finance products or businesses, or conflicts of interest), or a legal/regulatory focus (e.g., analyses of existing or proposed regulations.)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending March 12, 2010:

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

2. 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)

3. Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure
by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and William H. Meckling (Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased))

4. Patinformatics – An Emerging Scientific Discipline
by Mamta Kumari Raturi (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Prabhat Kumar Sahoo (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Susmita Mukherjee (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India) and Amit Kumar Tiwari (Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. Chandigarh, India)

5. Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications – The 2010 Edition
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Department of Finance)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Announcing New FEN Editor’s Choice eJournals

We are pleased to announce the following Financial Economics Network (FEN) Editor’s Choice eJournals — Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice), and History of Finance (Editor’s Choice).

Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice)
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Editors: Benjamin C. Esty, Harvard Business School, Michael J. Schill, University of Virginia – Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and Kent L. Womack, Dartmouth College – Tuck School of Business

Description: The Finance Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

History of Finance (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: History of Finance Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Announcing New ERN Research Paper Series Journals

We are pleased to announce that NYU Wagner School of Public Service has started an ERN Public Policy Centers Research Papers series, and Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration Department of Economics has started an Economics Departments Research Papers series within the Economics Research Network (ERN).

NYU WAGNER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
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The challenges of public service in the 21st century require thoughtful, innovative research programs designed to maximize both scholarly and public impact.

Wagner School faculty strive to produce and disseminate research that changes the way in which people frame, understand, analyze, manage, and act on public issues and policies of vital importance.

NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
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At NHH, the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, the first chairs in economics were created at its foundation in 1936. The Department of Economics itself was not established until 1951/52. From the beginning, a broad range of research interests were represented, and from the outset academic research has occupied a central place in the activities of the Department. Since the late 1960s, its members have been very active contributors to international economics journals. Many of them have also taken a strong interest in matters of economic policy, sometimes as members or experts on government committees, and sometimes as contributors to public debate about current economic issues.

Announcing ARN Editor’s Choice eJournals

We are pleased to announce the following Accounting Research Network (ARN) Editor’s Choice eJournals — Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice), Behavioral & Experimental Accounting (Editor’s Choice), Financial Accounting (Editor’s Choice), History of Accounting (Editor’s Choice), and Managerial Accounting (Editor’s Choice).

Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Accounting Educator: Courses, Cases & Teaching Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Behavioral & Experimental Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: The Behavioral & Experimental Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Financial Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Financial Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

History of Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Victor Ricciardi, Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Description: The History of Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Managerial Accounting (Editor’s Choice)
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Editor: Ross L. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management

Description: The Managerial Accounting Editor’s Choice abstracting eJournal distributes working papers and accepted paper abstracts that the Editor chooses to emphasize based on their own discretion or criteria. This eJournal allows the Editor to highlight papers that he or she believes are important for the profession. These papers may be distributed in this Editor’s Choice eJournal either before or after they appear in the regular all-inclusive eJournal. The Editor may choose to write an introduction to an issue that identifies a special collection of papers the Editor finds of interest, and he or she from time to time, may provide commentary on individual papers noting their special interest.

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending November 6, 2009:

1. Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums
by Peter B. Hirtle (Cornell University Library) and Emily Hudson (University of Melbourne – Law School) and Andrew T. Kenyon (University of Melbourne Law School)

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

3. Stock Price Fragility
by Robin Greenwood (Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and David Thesmar (HEC Paris (Groupe HEC))

4. 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)

5. Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure
by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and William H. Meckling (Simon School, University of Rochester (Deceased))

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.

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Conference URL: http://www.iacm-conflict.org

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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.