Concentration versus market share: which determines performance and why does it matter?

BT Gale, BS Branch - The Antitrust Bulletin, 1982 - journals.sagepub.com
The empirical research reviewed in this article has led us to conclude that market share, not
concentration, is the primary structural determinant of profitability. Market share increases …

Overnight return, the invisible hand behind intraday returns?

BS Branch, AJ Ma - Journal of Applied Finance (Formerly Financial …, 2012 - papers.ssrn.com
An efficient market (weak form) will contain no significant price pattern, a view supported by
numerous empirical studies. Our study, however, reveals a very strong negative …

Prospective multicenter trial of esophageal Z-stent placement for malignant dysphagia and tracheoesophageal fistula

…, CJ Lightdale, GA Lehman, S Benjamin… - Gastrointestinal …, 1996 - Elsevier
Background: Conventional esophageal prosthesis placement has been associated with a 6%
to 8% perforation rate and numerous postplacement complications. Expandable …

The overnight return, one more anomaly

BS Branch, AJ Ma - One More Anomaly (September 6, 2006), 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
Since the formal development of the efficient market hypothesis, studies of actual market
performance have revealed a number of apparent inconsistencies (anomalies). Herein we …

An Updated Model of Price-to-Book

BS Branch, A Sharma, C Chawla… - Journal of Applied Finance …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
The price-to-book (PB) ratio is a measure of the relative value that the market places on a
share of stock. We have estimated an empirical equation of two stages that explain about 62% …

Bankruptcy investing

BS Branch, H Ray - The Journal of Private Equity (Retired), 2003 - pm-research.com
The authors of the book Bankruptcy Investing: How to Profit from Distressed Companies (Beard
Books, 2002) take a fresh look at this topic. They offer 10 rules for bankruptcy investors, …

Closed End Fund Performance on a Daily Basis: The Discovery of a New Anomaly

BS Branch, AJ Ma, J Sawyer - Available at SSRN 937973, 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
Herein we explore the relationships between the NAVs and market prices of closed end
funds. We find the types of relationships that we expected. The market does react to the newly …

Fundamental weighting

BS Branch, L Cai - Journal of Applied Finance (Formerly Financial …, 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
Herein we compare the performance of fundamental weighted indexes to a traditional value
weighted index on a back tested basis. Working with the pre-selected S&P 500 components, …

The accuracy of the physical examination in the diagnosis of suspected ascites

EL Cattau, SB Benjamin, TE Knuff, DO Castell - Jama, 1982 - jamanetwork.com
Twenty-one patients referred for evaluation with a diagnosis of questionable ascites were
examined independently by three investigators who performed five different physical …

Slc7a11 gene controls production of pheomelanin pigment and proliferation of cultured cells

…, M Huizing, RA Spritz, S Ben… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
… In this case, sut mutant melanocytes would be expected to divert dopaquinone that would
otherwise have been converted to cysteinyl-dopa into the eumelanin branch. The 4-fold …