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Mozilla FireFox users, do you have trouble downloading academic papers (as PDF files) from SSRN?

I do. I notice that PDF file downloads work fine with MicroSoft Internet Explorer. But when I download a PDF file from SSRN with my Mozilla FireFox, it says that the PDF file is corrupted when I try to open … Continue reading

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BEWARE THE BLOGGING ACADEMICS: They are not blogging to inform us —they are blogging to promote themselves.

The New York Times on the brand-new SSRN ranking functionality: Bloggers like Mr. Reynolds [a university professor] tend to do well on the site, since they can promote their work and offer links to their articles. – Social Science Research … Continue reading

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