Weekly Top 5 Papers – January 23, 2014


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1. Challenging the Empirical Contribution of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century by Phillip Magness (George Mason University – Institute for Humane Studies) and Robert Murphy (Institute for Energy Research)

2. A Brief Introduction to the Basics of Game Theory by Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University – Department of Economics)

3. ‘A Diamond is Forever’ and Other Fairy Tales: The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration by Andrew Francis (Emory University – Department of Economics) and Hugo Mialon (Emory University – Department of Economics)

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

5. Mechanism Theory by Matthew Jackson (Stanford University – Department of Economics)