Essays about: "Jonathan Sheppard"

Found 2 essays containing the words Jonathan Sheppard.

1. 1. The Value of Acquiring: An Event Study on Shareholder Value for Defence Sector M&A's

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Sheppard; [2014]
   Keywords : Event Study; GARCH; EGARCH; the market model; defence; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine whether an acquiring firm that operates as a contractor within the defence sector can expect to generate shareholder value from a merger and acquisition with a fellow defence sector competitor. Having selected thirty acquiring defence firms an event study utilizing the market model is performed to obtain the abnormal returns generated from a merger and acquisition. READ MORE

3. 2. Economic Growth, Innovation and Government R&D: A Case Study on the German Nuclear Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Sheppard; [2012]
   Keywords : Innovation; Economic Growth; R D; Germany; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper looks at the potential economic outcomes of Germany’s Anti- Nuclear policies, especially the policies of the early 2000’s and those made in 2011 in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster at Fukushima, in which research and development (R&D) funding has been increasingly shifted away from the nuclear sector. This paper discusses the German case after it is established through theory and economic history that there is a link between economic growth, innovation, and government involvement in R&D and the innovation process. READ MORE