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. Creating Leaders: An Ontological Model
by Werner Erhard (Independent) and Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) and Kari L. Granger (Sunergos, LLC; Center For Character and Leadership Development, USAFA)

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

3. 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, Harvard University) and Maureen O’Hara (Cornell University – Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management)

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

5. The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues
by Daniel Kaufmann (The Brookings Institution) and Aart Kraay (World Bank – Development Research Group (DECRG)) and Massimo Mastruzzi (World Bank Institute)

Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending November 20, 2009:

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

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

3. Equity Risk Premiums (ERP): Determinants, Estimation and Implications – A Post-Crisis Update
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Department of Finance)

4. A Brief Defense of the Written Description Requirement
by Michael Risch (West Virginia University College of Law)

5. Valuing Young, Start-Up and Growth Companies: Estimation Issues and Valuation Challenges
by Aswath Damodaran (New York University – Department of Finance)