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Author:

Kwok, Caleb

Title:

ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Private Equity
Private Credit
Private Real Estate
Alternative Investments
Finance

File:

Download Kwok_Caleb_Analysis_of_Private_Market_Funds_and_the_Impending_Rise_of_Private_Credit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

Author:

Shao, Tony

Title:

Minimum Wage: The Effects on Higher Education

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Minimum Wage
Higher Education
Finance

File:

Download Minimum_Wage_-_The_Effects_on_Higher_Education.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew Todd Lange Gustafson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hamsher, Ian Reynolds

Title:

THE OPTIMAL CONVERSION OF A TRADITIONAL IRA TO A ROTH IRA ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECTS OF A TAX TORPEDO

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Roth
IRA
Finance
Economics
Retirement

File:

Download Hamsher_Ian_RothIRA.pdfDownload Hamsher_Ian_RothIRA_Model.xlsm

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Louis Gattis Jr., Faculty Reader
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rhea, Kayla

Title:

THE IMPACT OF SIZE AND VALUE FACTORS THROUGHOUT ASSET PRICING MODELS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Asset Pricing Models
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Fama French Three-factor Model
Linear Regression

File:

Download The_Impact_of_Size_and_Value_Factors_within_an_Asset_Pricing_Model_Thesis_Kayla_Rhea_Spring_2019.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Wesley Everett Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cavanaugh, Daniel Liam

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CEO POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL APPROACHES

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Politics
Sustainability
Governance
ESG
CSR
Finance

File:

Download Official_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Andrew Fulton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Li, Rena

Title:

A REVIEW OF TYPICAL FIRM DELETION FROM THE S&P 500

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

Finance
S&P 500
index inclusion
index exclusion
cumulative abnormal returns
medians

File:

Download SHC_thesis_final_PDF.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Stitzel, Brandon T

Title:

Google Trends Data and Stock Price Volatility

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Google
Google Trend
Stock
Volatility
Price Volatility
Economics
Finance

File:

Download Stitzel_Brandon_Google_Trends_and_Stock_Price_Volatility.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Police, Jason Hess

Title:

The Rise of Blockchain: Industry Analysis and Prediction

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Blockchain
Blockchain Technology
Finance

File:

Download Jason_Police_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Faculty Reader

Author:

Zhang, Daniel Yu

Title:

ENTERPRISE USE CASES FOR SMART CONTRACT TECHNOLOGY ON BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Blockchain
Cost Benefit Analysis
Smart Contracts
Finance

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zachariah, John

Title:

The Effect of the "Student Housing Boom" on the Debt Levels of Students: A Penn State Case Study

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Real Estate
Student Housing
Higher Education
Student Loan Debt
Finance

File:

Download Zachariah_John_The_Effect_of_the_Student_Housing_Boom_on_the_Debt_Levels_of_Students.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mallory Marie Meehan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor