21. Credit Default Swaps: Past, Present, and Future Open Access Author: Schubert, Bradley Lawrence Title: Credit Default Swaps: Past, Present, and Future Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Economics and Finance Keywords: Credit Default SwapsCDSDodd-FrankRegulationGreat Recessionsubprime mortgageFutures MarketFinancial Derivatives File: Download Schubert_Brad_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Biotech IPOs: Pipeline Characteristics As Key Drivers Of Underpricing Open Access Author: Shpakova, Anastasiya Title: Biotech IPOs: Pipeline Characteristics As Key Drivers Of Underpricing Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: biotechnologyIPOsunderpricingfinance File: Download Shpakova_Anastasiya_Biotechipospipelinecharacteristicsaskeydriversofunderpricing.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura B Field, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader
23. Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State Open Access Author: Button, Ian Richard Title: Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: ISILIslamic Statefinancewarlandpoweral-Qaedaterritorymarginal analysiscost-benefit analysis File: Download Button_Ian_ShortingISIL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Faculty Reader
24. reverse mortgages and alternatives: turning your home into a liquid asset Open Access Author: Spencer, Daniel J Title: reverse mortgages and alternatives: turning your home into a liquid asset Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Reverse mortgageHome EquityHELOCForward mortgage File: Download DS_THesis__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
25. The Investment Triangle: An Analysis of How Portfolio Turnover Affects Risk and Fund Performance Open Access Author: Denis, Aurelie Title: The Investment Triangle: An Analysis of How Portfolio Turnover Affects Risk and Fund Performance Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceInvestmentPortfolio TurnoverRiskPerformanceStandard DeviationMutual Fund File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
26. Minimum Variance Frontier Spanning Test Open Access Author: Park, Tony Title: Minimum Variance Frontier Spanning Test Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Minimum Variance FrontierMarkowitz Portfolio TheoryModern Portfolio TheoryDiversificationPortfolio Management File: Download FINAL_THESIS_T.P..pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jingzhi Huang, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader
27. ETF Divergence From Net Asset Value Open Access Author: Mancini, Michael David Title: ETF Divergence From Net Asset Value Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceEconomicsETFpremiumdiscountdeviationNAVirrational File: Download 1-16MichaelManciniETF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader
28. Impact of Remittances in Developing Economies: Effects on Productivity Open Access Author: Chen, Liang Wen Title: Impact of Remittances in Developing Economies: Effects on Productivity Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: RemittancesproductivitydevelopingeconomiesBalassaSamuelsonHypothesisBSE File: Download 1-Thesis_FinalDraft_Chen_LiangWen.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Alessandro Dovis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
29. Investor Consideration of Expense: an Analysis of the State-sponsored Section § 529 College Savings Plan Market Open Access Author: Egan, Michael Title: Investor Consideration of Expense: an Analysis of the State-sponsored Section § 529 College Savings Plan Market Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: collegesavings529529 college savingssavings planexpensefeesfundsfinance File: Download Egan_Michael_INVESTOR_CONSIDERATION_OF_EXPENSE_AN_ANALYSIS_OF_THE_STATE_SPONSORED_SECTION__529_COLLEGE_SAVINGS_PLAN_MARKET.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
30. Reassessing Crude Oil Purchases Based on Shutdown Risk Open Access Author: Bablak, Robert Title: Reassessing Crude Oil Purchases Based on Shutdown Risk Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Crude OilOil TradingRefiningRiskFinanceCorporate FinanceEnergy File: Download Robert_Bablaks_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Mort D Webster, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
31. The Current State Of College Education And College Loan Debt Markets And Their Implications For Future Generations Open Access Author: Kimel, Evan Seth Title: The Current State Of College Education And College Loan Debt Markets And Their Implications For Future Generations Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: college loansdebt bubbleincomedefaultmortgage File: Download THESIS_-_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jingzhi Huang, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
32. Sell In May And Go Away: Is It Still A Reliable Investing Strategy? Open Access Author: Zhang, Ruo Hao Title: Sell In May And Go Away: Is It Still A Reliable Investing Strategy? Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: trading strategySell in MayanomalyHalloween Effect. File: Download MThesis_sellinmay_final_4-13.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Zugang Liu, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader
33. FOMC Meeting Effects on the Sectors of the S&P 500 Open Access Author: Popivchak, Rachel Elizabeth Title: FOMC Meeting Effects on the Sectors of the S&P 500 Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Federal ReserveS&P 500 File: Download Popivchak_Rachel_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
34. Globalization's Impact on the Effectiveness of Diversificaiton Open Access Author: Deebel, Kathryn Elizabeth Title: Globalization's Impact on the Effectiveness of Diversificaiton Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: GlobalizationDiversificationCorrelationsindexInvestor File: Download _Deebel_Kathryn_GlobalizationsImpactOnTheEffectivnessOfDiversification.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
35. A Discussion of Theory and Best Practices in M&A Execution Open Access Author: Shekher, Nikhil Justin Title: A Discussion of Theory and Best Practices in M&A Execution Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: mergersacquisitionsstrategyexecution File: Download Shekher_Nikhil_A_Discussion_of_Theory_and_Best_Practices_in_MA_Execution.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John Jason Lunn, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader
36. Active or Passive Management:fee and Risk Adjusted Returns for U.s. Domestic Equity Mutual Funds During a Period of Economic Recession Open Access Author: Ochroch, Jacob William Title: Active or Passive Management:fee and Risk Adjusted Returns for U.s. Domestic Equity Mutual Funds During a Period of Economic Recession Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Mutual FundsEfficient MarketsActive management File: Download Jacob_Ochroch_Sr._Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter G Iliev, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader
37. U.S. REITs and Sustainability: A Returns Analysis Open Access Author: Turezyn, Casey Title: U.S. REITs and Sustainability: A Returns Analysis Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Real Estate FinanceREITsSustainabilityReturns Analysis File: Download Turezyn_Casey_US_Reits_and_Sustainability.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
38. An Examination of the Long Term Consequences of A Weak Currency Open Access Author: Carr, Delia Marie Title: An Examination of the Long Term Consequences of A Weak Currency Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: currency levelreal appreciationforeign exchange rates File: Download DeliaCarr.FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
39. The Fiduciary Duty of Institutional Investors Engaging in Socially Responsible Investing Open Access Author: Enion, Alexandra Allison Title: The Fiduciary Duty of Institutional Investors Engaging in Socially Responsible Investing Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financeinvestingsocially responsiblefiduciary duty File: Download thesis_final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
40. Hitting the Moneyball Into the Luxury Box Open Access Author: Loggia, Christopher Angelo Title: Hitting the Moneyball Into the Luxury Box Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceBaseballMoneyballPlayer ValuationZ-ScoreSportsStatisticsRevenueAttendanceWinning Percentage File: Download Chris_Loggia_Thesis_vf_4-13_Merged.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader