November 2006

Ssrn-are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge? By E. Han Kim, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales

Skirt lengths and Stock prices

Marketplace: Was Grasso worth it?

Google’s Shares Climb Above $500 - New York Times

SSRN-Payout Policy in the 21th Century: The Data by Alon Brav, John Graham, Campbell Harvey, Roni Michaely

Is it time to rethink accounting?

FMA Online

Rewriting the Rules for Buyouts - New York Times

College football contracts are dotted with extras and provisions - USATODAY.com

Study Charts Broad Manipulation of Options - New York Times

Economist Milton Friedman dies at 94 - Yahoo! News

Compensation Special Report, Parts I & II -- CFO.com

Utah finance conference

Hedge Manager Is Almost Famous - New York Times

Risk and Reward Column: The Invisible Problem of Risk Blindness

Small cos problem clouds US Sarbanes-Oxley revamp | Reuters.com

VC Deals More Company-Friendly - - CFO.com

NYSE Group to cut more than 500 jobs - MarketWatch

Financial page: PBS Frontline: Can You Afford to Retire

SSRN-A Comparison of Five Federal Reserve Chairmen: Was Greenspan the Best? by Ray Fair