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Building Research Skills In The Macalester Economics Major, J. Peter Ferderer, Gary Krueger
Building Research Skills In The Macalester Economics Major, J. Peter Ferderer, Gary Krueger
Faculty Publications
Economics majors at Macalester College have won numerous awards for their research papers, and this success has helped them land jobs in finance, consulting, and the nonprofit sector, as well as gain admission to top graduate programs. This article describes how the Economics Department at Macalester promotes economic research among its students.
Do Bank Mergers Create Shareholder Value? An Event Study Analysis, Varini Sharma
Do Bank Mergers Create Shareholder Value? An Event Study Analysis, Varini Sharma
Award Winning Economics Papers
This paper investigates the economic role of bank mergers in creating shareholder value based on the idea that shareholder wealth will increase if the consolidation leads to the aforementioned gains. This paper is divided into seven sections. The second section of my paper provides an academic review of the literature, focusing on econometric theory that tests the gains in shareholder value and corporate synergies after a merger. The third section introduces a conceptual model I have designed using econometric tools to test how bank mergers create shareholder value. The fourth section embarks on a discussion about my ideal data followed …