Here are the top 5 papers downloaded from the SSRN eLibrary for the week ending August 6, 2010:

1. How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
by
Orin S. Kerr (George Washington University – Law School)

2. Economists’ Hubris – The Case of Equity Asset Management
by Shahin Shojai (Capco) and George Feiger (Contango Capital Advisors) and Rajesh Kumar (affiliation not provided to SSRN)

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

4. Becoming a Law Professor: A Candidate’s Guide
by Brannon P. Denning (Cumberland School of Law) and Marcia L. McCormick (Saint Louis University – School of Law) and Jeffrey M. Lipshaw (Suffolk University Law School)

5. ‘I’ve Got Nothing to Hide’ and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy
by Daniel J. Solove (George Washington University Law School)