Weekly Top Tens from the Social Science Research Network

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) 
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal 
December 2, 2011 to January 31, 2012

Rank	Downloads	Paper Title
1	366	The Scope and Implications of Stern v. Marshall, 131 S. Ct. (2011)  Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Elizabeth Gibson, Randal C. Picker, R. Patrick Vance,  Covington & Burling LLP, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - School of Law, University of Chicago - Law School, Jones Walker - New Orleans Office
2	287	Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2011: Twenty-Fifth Annual Survey  Symeon C. Symeonides,  Willamette University - College of Law
3	169	The Rome I Regulation Rules on Party Autonomy for Choice of Law: A U.S. Perspective  Ronald A. Brand,  University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
4	131	Bankruptcy, Backwards: The Problem of Quasi-Sovereign Debt  Anna Gelpern,  American University Washington College of Law
5	100	Competition and Consumer Protection: A Behavioral Economics Account  Oren Bar-Gill,  New York University (NYU) - School of Law
6	95	Theories of Contract Law and Enforcing Promissory Morality: Comments on Charles Fried  Brian Bix,  University of Minnesota Law School
7	73	How to Judge Shari'a Contracts: A Guide to Islamic Marriage Agreements in American Courts  Nathan B. Oman,  William & Mary Law School
8	71	In-House Counsel’s Role in the Structuring of Mortgage-Backed Securities  Shaun Barnes, Kathleen G. Cully, Steven L. Schwarcz,  Duke University - School of Law, Kathleen G. Cully PLLC, Duke University - School of Law
9	59	Contract Theory: Is There a Path Through the Theoretical Jungle?  Martin Hogg,  University of Edinburgh - School of Law
10	63	Judging Lite: How Arbitrators Use and Create Precedent  Mark C. Weidemaier,  University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - School of Law

RECENT HITS (for all papers announced in the last 60 days) 
TOP 10 Papers for Journal of LSN: Contracts (Topic)  
December 2, 2011 to January 31, 2012

Rank	Downloads	Paper Title
1	169	The Rome I Regulation Rules on Party Autonomy for Choice of Law: A U.S. Perspective  Ronald A. Brand,  University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
2	71	In-House Counsel’s Role in the Structuring of Mortgage-Backed Securities  Shaun Barnes, Kathleen G. Cully, Steven L. Schwarcz,  Duke University - School of Law, Kathleen G. Cully PLLC, Duke University - School of Law
3	63	Judging Lite: How Arbitrators Use and Create Precedent  Mark C. Weidemaier,  University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - School of Law
4	59	Contract Theory: Is There a Path Through the Theoretical Jungle?  Martin Hogg,  University of Edinburgh - School of Law
5	53	A Dual Approach to Contract Remedies  Michael D. Knobler,  Yale University - Law School
6	40	Non-State Law in the (Proposed) Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Contracts  Genevieve Saumier, Lauro Gama,  McGill University - Faculty of Law, PUC-Rio
7	39	Private Law and Moral Practices Part 1: Contract  Prince Saprai, George Letsas,  University College London - Faculty of Laws , University College London - Faculty of Laws
8	37	Contract Law's Inefficiency  David M. Driesen,  Syracuse University - College of Law
9	36	Beyond Ex Post Expediency - An Ex Ante View of Rescission and Restitution  Richard R. W. Brooks, Alexander Stremitzer,  Yale University - Law School, UCLA School of Law
10	29	Managing Disputes Through Contract: Evidence from M&A  John C. Coates, IV,  Harvard Law School

 

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