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Author:

Wang, Qishuai

Title:

Microcredit Interest Rates and Online Microlending Models

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

microfinance
microcredit
microlending
sustainability
Kiva
Kiva Zip
Zidisha

File:

Download Wang_Qishuai_MicrocreditInterestRatesandOnlineMicrolendingModels.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Pan, Jay

Title:

Asset Backed Securities - Backed By Subprime Automobile Loans

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

subprime
auto-backed securities
auto loans
ABS

File:

Download Pan_Jay_SubprimeAutoLoanSecurities.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Zheng, Emily N

Title:

Survey of Recent Shareholder Activism and the Longevity of Impact in Returns to Shareholders

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Shareholder Activism

File:

Download Emily_Zheng_Thesis_vf.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Delanoy, Dana Nicole

Title:

Retirement Funding and Portfolio Allocation

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Retirement funding
Portfolio allocation
William Bengen
Safemax rate
4% rule

File:

Download Delanoy_Dana_retirementfunding.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Bashwiner, Caitlin Rose

Title:

A consumer in healthcare = an alice in wonderland

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

procedure pricing
healthcare
affordable care act
price transparency

File:

Download Caitlin_Bashwiner_-_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Lindt, Dana Elizabeth

Title:

Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
investing
mutual funds
online investing
returns

File:

Download Thesis_-_Dana_Lindt.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Button, Ian Richard

Title:

Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

ISIL
Islamic State
finance
war
landpower
al-Qaeda
territory
marginal analysis
cost-benefit analysis

File:

Download Button_Ian_ShortingISIL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Phelps, Kevin Lloyd

Title:

ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

retirement
401k
defined contribution
target-date funds
asset allocation

File:

Download Thesis_FINAL_submit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Gress, David J

Title:

Evolving Market Efficiency and Its Implications

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

market efficiency
behavioral finance
finance
economics
rational inattention
status quo bias

File:

Download Gress_David_Evolving_Market_Efficiency_and_Its_Implications.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Wells, Jeremy Nicholas

Title:

Nudging to Optimality: Prescriptions for Treating America's Health Care Problem

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Health Care
United States
Incentives
Nudges
Public Policy
Health Insurance
Doctors
Patients
Medicare
Medicaid

File:

Download Wells_Jeremy_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Conner, Casey Christopher

Title:

Public Finance Implications Of State Medicaid Policy: How Section 1115 Waivers Are Shaping Medicaid Reform

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Medicaid
Public Finance
Section 1115 waiver
healthcare

File:

Download Conner_Casey_Section1115Waivers.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

Lin, Jiahe

Title:

Can Actively Managed Mutual Funds Outperform the Market: Empirical Evidence from 1997 to 2017

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Mutal Funds
Passive Investment
Random Walk

File:

Download Honors_Thesis-Jiahe_Lin.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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