Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending June 11, 2010:

1. Global Warming Advocacy Science: A Cross Examination
by Jason Scott Johnston (University of Pennsylvania – Law School)

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

3. 201 Questions on Finance (201 Preguntas Sobre Finanzas) (Spanish)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

4. Shareholder Value Creation of Spanish Companies in 2010 (Until June 4)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

5. The Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax: A Quick Guide
by Mark Powell (Chapman University – School of Law)

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 March 5, 2010:

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

2. 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)

3. Pension Funds in Spain, 1994-2009 (Fondos De Pensiones)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School) and Javier Del Campo Baonza (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

4. Seven Sins of Fund Management
by James Montier (Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein – Global Equity Strategy)

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 top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending October 9, 2009:

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

2. Americans Reject Tailored Advertising and Three Activities that Enable It
by Joseph Turow (University of Pennsylvania – Annenberg School for Communication) and Jennifer King (Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; University of California, Berkeley – School of Law) and Chris Jay Hoofnagle (University of California, Berkeley – School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology) and Amy Bleakley (Annenberg Public Policy Center) and Michael Hennessy (Annenberg Public Policy Center)

3. Shareholder Value Creation of 136 Spanish Companies in January-September 2009 (Spanish)
by Pablo Fernandez (University of Navarra – IESE Business School)

4. 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 (University of Rochester Simon School (Deceased))

5. Predictive Signals and Asset Allocation
by Hui Ou-Yang (Nomura International, Hong Kong) and Zhen Wei (Nomura International, Hong Kong) and Haochuan Zhang (China Life Asset Management Company)