There is a bit of movement in this week’s list of the Top 5 Recent Tax Paper Downloads on SSRN, with a new paper debuting on the list at #5: 

1.  [332 Downloads]  Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance, by Bernard S. Black (Texas) & Paul L. Caron (Cincinnati) [blogged here]

2.  [257 Downloads]  The Story of Limited Liability Company: Combining the Best Features of a Flawed Business Tax Structure, by Susan Pace Hamill (Alabama) [blogged here]

3.  [180 Downloads]  The Superiority of an Ideal Consumption Tax over an Ideal Income Tax, by Joseph Bankman (Stanford) & David A. Weisbach (Chicago) [blogged here]

4.  [128 Downloads]  The Abolition of Wealth Transfer Taxes: Lessons from Canada, Australia and New Zealand, by David G. Duff (Toronto) [blogged here]

5.  [81 Downloads]  All of a Piece Throughout: The Four Ages of U.S. International Taxation, by Reuven S. Avi-Yonah (Michigan) [blogged here]