Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending October 16, 2009:

1. Trust and Delegation
by Stephen J. Brown (NYU Stern School of Business) and William N. Goetzmann (Yale School of Management – International Center for Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) and Bing Liang (University of Massachusetts at Amherst – Department of Finance & Operations Management; Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) – China Academy of Financial Research) and Christopher Schwarz (University of California at Irvine)

2. Specific Knowledge and Divisional Performance Measurement
by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard Business School; Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), Inc.) and William H. Meckling (University of Rochester Simon School (Deceased))

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

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. 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)