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)