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1. THE SWITCHING POINT WITHIN 401K TAXATION STRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Runk, Adam D
Title:
THE SWITCHING POINT WITHIN 401K TAXATION STRUCTURES
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
401k
taxation
strategy
Roth
Traditional
Social Security
amortization
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Excel.xlsxDownload Runk_Adam_Switchingpointwithin401ktaxationstructures.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy T Simin, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Empirical Analysis of Discounted Cash Flow Model: Evidence Based on Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Equities

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Open Access
Author:
Zabaloieff, Alexander Julien
Title:
Empirical Analysis of Discounted Cash Flow Model: Evidence Based on Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Equities
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Discounted Cash Flow
Healthcare
Equities
Valuation
File:
Download Final_Thesis_PDF_Alex_Zabaloieff.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor

4. Relationships between microfinance, solidarity groups, and informal lending in developing countries: the importance of trust and social capital and the WishVast potential

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Open Access
Author:
Brown, Adam Patrick
Title:
Relationships between microfinance, solidarity groups, and informal lending in developing countries: the importance of trust and social capital and the WishVast potential
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
microfinance
informal lending
WishVast
SACCO
RoSCA
Brown
Mehta
File:
Download ThesisCombined_Final_4-19-10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Khanjan Mehta, Thesis Supervisor
William Kracaw, Faculty Reader

5. The Impact of Insider Ownership Stake Changes at the IPO and Earnings Management on Post-IPO Operating Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Han, A Leum (Alex)
Title:
The Impact of Insider Ownership Stake Changes at the IPO and Earnings Management on Post-IPO Operating Performance
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
IPO
Earnings Management
Insider Ownership
File:
Download Alex_Han_-_Senior_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. Relational Job Design Across Cultures: An Exploration of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction

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Open Access
Author:
Stanton, Brian Joseph
Title:
Relational Job Design Across Cultures: An Exploration of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction
Area of Honors:
Management
Keywords:
Relational Job Design
Culture
Job Satisfaction
Organizational Commitment
File:
Download Thesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Erik Humphrey, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Erik Humphrey, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE

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Open Access
Author:
Denkin, Benjamin Lawrence
Title:
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Academy Awards
finance
box office performance
File:
Download Benjamin_Denkin_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON

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Open Access
Author:
McCready, Curran Shields
Title:
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
social entrepreneurship
THON
Penn State Dance Marathon
File:
Download McCready_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Lowry, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor

14. A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATE FORMULAS

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Open Access
Author:
Peslak, David Alexander
Title:
A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATE FORMULAS
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and International Business
Keywords:
International Finance
Exchange Rates
Interest Rate Parity
File:
Download UndergraduateHonorsThesisDavidPeslak.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Terrence Robert Guay, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. THE EFFECTS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNDERLYING SHARE PRICE OF EMERGING ASIAN CORPORATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Lipchak, Elana
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNDERLYING SHARE PRICE OF EMERGING ASIAN CORPORATIONS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
ADR
emerging markets
corporate governance
asia
File:
Download Lipchak.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Tallman, Gregory D
Title:
MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
kurtosis
skewness
Gaussian
bell curve
distribution
sector
returns
Taleb
Black Swan
File:
Download ThesisTallmanFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)

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Open Access
Author:
Farooqui, Imran Ahmed
Title:
Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Australia
economics
GDP
integration
liberalization
global competitiveness
economic outlook
inflation
economic growth
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

19. Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008

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Open Access
Author:
Brozick, John Anthony
Title:
Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
moral hazard
financial crisis
lehman brothers
bear stearns
aig
tarp
troubled assets relief program
paulson
hank paulson
henry paulson
bernanke
ben bernanke
treasury
federal reserve
government intervention
File:
Download Moral_Hazard_in_the_Financial_Crisis_of_2008_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

22. Beyond the Classroom: Strategies for the Publication of Undergraduate Business Theses

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Open Access
Author:
Schickel, Jason Tyler
Title:
Beyond the Classroom: Strategies for the Publication of Undergraduate Business Theses
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Accounting and Finance
Keywords:
undergraduate
classroom
publication
business theses
File:
Download Thesis_-_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Mark William Dirsmith, Thesis Honors Advisor

25. AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK INTO HOW FACEBOOK IS BEING UTILIZED BY COMPANIES AS A SCREENING TOOL IN THE HIRING PROCESS

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Open Access
Author:
Hume, Lindsey Ann
Title:
AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK INTO HOW FACEBOOK IS BEING UTILIZED BY COMPANIES AS A SCREENING TOOL IN THE HIRING PROCESS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Facebook
hiring decisions
online reputation
screening tool
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Hume.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
William Kracaw, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE FAMA FRENCH AND CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODELS

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Open Access
Author:
Hober, Matthew
Title:
MUTUAL FUND PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE FAMA FRENCH AND CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODELS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
mutual fund performance
mutual funds
fama french
fama-french
capm
persistence
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Jingzhi Huang, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR

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Open Access
Author:
Baccash, Nicholas G.
Title:
MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Finance
Investing
Markowitz
Sharpe Ratio
International Equity
Emerging Markets
File:
Download Nick_Baccash_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

31. TO BE HUMAN: COMPARISON OF DYSTOPIAN EXPRESSIONS IN MODERN EASTERN AND WESTERN LITERATURES BASED ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

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Open Access
Author:
Jeon, Roland
Title:
TO BE HUMAN: COMPARISON OF DYSTOPIAN EXPRESSIONS IN MODERN EASTERN AND WESTERN LITERATURES BASED ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Comparative Literature and Finance
Keywords:
growth
economic
dystopia
utopia
File:
Download Roland_Jeon_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Thesis Supervisor
Charlotte Diane Eubanks, Thesis Supervisor
Sydney Sue Aboul Hosn, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

32. AN ANALYSIS OF SHORT SELLING’S ROLE IN THE RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHORT SELLING RESTRICTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Scialabba, Richard Mauro
Title:
AN ANALYSIS OF SHORT SELLING’S ROLE IN THE RECENT FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SHORT SELLING RESTRICTIONS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
short selling
short sellign restrictions
financial crisis
event study
abnormal returns
change in betas
File:
Download fin_494h_-_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

33. A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries

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Open Access
Author:
Banker, Rishin Rajiv
Title:
A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
crowdfunding
crowdsourcing
crowd
finance
venture financing
Web 2.0
technology
File:
Download Thesis_-_Rishin_Banker.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

34. Three Eighteen Business Plan

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Open Access
Author:
Holloway, Shannon McClellan
Title:
Three Eighteen Business Plan
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Business Plan
File:
Download 318.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Chris Muscarella, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

35. AN ANALYSIS OF SINGLE STOCK FUTURES, DIVIDEND PREDICTIONS, AND SHORT-SALE BAN EFFECTS ON MARKET PRICING

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Open Access
Author:
Yost, Steven
Title:
AN ANALYSIS OF SINGLE STOCK FUTURES, DIVIDEND PREDICTIONS, AND SHORT-SALE BAN EFFECTS ON MARKET PRICING
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
single stock futures
futures
stock futures
mispricing
United States
OneChicago
predicting dividends
dividends
No Short Sale Ban
File:
Download Yost_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

41. Using the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve to Predict S&P 500 Returns and U.S. Recessions

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Open Access
Author:
Hanks, Theodore G
Title:
Using the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve to Predict S&P 500 Returns and U.S. Recessions
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
U.S. Treasury Yield Curve
S&P 500 Returns
Yield Curve
S&P 500
U.S. Recessions
Recessions
Predicting S&P 500 Returns
Predicting Recessions
File:
Download Hanks_Theodore_UsingTheUSTreasuryYieldCurveToPredict.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

42. Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing

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Open Access
Author:
Bader, David Andrew
Title:
Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
finance
retirement
savings
401k
consumption-smoothing
File:
Download FINAL_Version_of_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Louis Gattis Jr., Faculty Reader

45. Evaluation of the Performance of Whole Life Insurance Versus Buy Term Insurance and Invest the Difference

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Open Access
Author:
Wendel, Shawn A
Title:
Evaluation of the Performance of Whole Life Insurance Versus Buy Term Insurance and Invest the Difference
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Life insurance
whole life insurance
File:
Download Wendel_Shawn_wholelifeinsuranceperformance.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy T Simin, Faculty Reader

46. The Misunderstood Municipal Market: Why Predictions For Mass Municipal Defaults Are Incorrect

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Open Access
Author:
Zurad, Noah Joseph
Title:
The Misunderstood Municipal Market: Why Predictions For Mass Municipal Defaults Are Incorrect
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Municipal
Debt
States
Fiscal
Pensions
Debt Market
Default
Bankruptcy
Tax-Exempt
Harrisburg
Balanced Budget
File:
Download Zurad_Noah_MunicipalMarket.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

50. Implied Probability of Default and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

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Open Access
Author:
Aarons, Ross Hanson
Title:
Implied Probability of Default and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Probability of Default
Europe
Debt Crisis
Reduced Form Model
Greece
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
File:
Download Aarons_Ross_ImpliedProbabilityofDefault.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Faculty Reader