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1. Seeking Returns as a Sports Bettor: An Overview of the Sports Betting Landscape and Strategies to Capitalize off of a Lucrative Industry

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Open Access
Author:
Jerome, Lucien
Title:
Seeking Returns as a Sports Bettor: An Overview of the Sports Betting Landscape and Strategies to Capitalize off of a Lucrative Industry
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Sports
Sports Betting
Statistical Analysis
NFL
NCAA Basketball
Finance
File:
Download Luc_Jerome_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Delina E Agnosteva, Faculty Reader

5. Connections Between Wholesale Funding Markets and Stablecoin Utilization: Implications for Cross-Border Payments and Systemic Financial Risks

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Open Access
Author:
Donnelley, Seth
Title:
Connections Between Wholesale Funding Markets and Stablecoin Utilization: Implications for Cross-Border Payments and Systemic Financial Risks
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
stablecoin
cryptocurrency
eurodollar
Treasury bill
commercial paper
reverse repo
cross-border payment
systemic risk
File:
Download Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Draft_V.3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Peter C Mhando, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

6. Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire

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Open Access
Author:
Lehmann, Peter
Title:
Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Keywords:
Roman Empire
Viticulture
Wine
Profitability
Liquidity
Roman Agriculture
Relative Return
Average Net Margin
Gross Profit
Operating Profit
Net Income
EBITDA
Levered Free Cash Flow
Net Present Value
Internal Rate of Return
Time Value of Money
Revenue
File:
Download Peter_Lehmann_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jake Nabel, Thesis Supervisor
Erin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors Advisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor

7. Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100

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Open Access
Author:
Cordano, Olivia
Title:
Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Labor and Employment Relations
Keywords:
return on asset
return on equity
profitability
fortune 100
board of directors
female CEO
DE&I reporting
labor efficiency ratio
compulsory employment arbitration
change in rank
best companies to work for
top-revenue producing companies
employment law
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mark David Gough, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher Cody Stephens, Faculty Reader

9. Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries

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Open Access
Author:
Pevner, Joseph
Title:
Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Machine Learning
Finance
Film
File:
Download JosephPevnerThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Lingzhou Xue, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

12. Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery

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Open Access
Author:
Kotireddy, Abhiram
Title:
Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Finance
M&A
Arbitrage
Recession
File:
Download Analysis_of_U.S._Merger_Arbitrage_Spreads_During_the_2008_Financial_Crisis_and_the_COVID-19_Market_Recovery.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
J. Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics

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Open Access
Author:
Schlichtig, David
Title:
Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
sports
sports betting
sports gambling
betting
gambling
predictive analytics
probit modeling
probit regression
arbitrage
financial returns
standardized returns
investment
investment strategy
NFL
football
efficient markets
market inefficiency
financial assets
asset class
odds
moneyline
statistics
sports analytics
File:
Download Schlichtig_FinalThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Does the Price of Carbon Affect the Verified Emissions of European Union Companies? An Analysis of Firm Behavior Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

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Open Access
Author:
Turbett, Marley
Title:
Does the Price of Carbon Affect the Verified Emissions of European Union Companies? An Analysis of Firm Behavior Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Emissions Trading Scheme
Carbon Allowances
EU-ETS
File:
Download Thesis_Marley_Turbett.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. The Undergraduate Business Honors Program in American Higher Education

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Open Access
Author:
Mitole, Chimwemwe
Title:
The Undergraduate Business Honors Program in American Higher Education
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
honors programs
honors
business education
business honors programs
leadership
education
business
honors education
business school
File:
Download C._Michael_Mitole_Schreyer_Thesis__Completed_Version_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Karen Paulson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Donald C Hambrick, Faculty Reader
Linda K Trevino, Faculty Reader

18. REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation

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Open Access
Author:
Patel, Yash
Title:
REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
REIT
REITS
Real Estate
Real Estate Investment Trust
Inflation
Hedge
Asset
Returns
CPI
Consumer Price Index
Regression
OLS
Ordinary Least Squares
Private
Public
Investment
Investing
Correlation
Market
Stocks
Trading
File:
Download Yash_N_Patel.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eva Steiner, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites

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Open Access
Author:
Mc Carthy, Sydney
Title:
A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Finance and Geosciences
Keywords:
Lithium
Spodumene
Pegmatites
Germanium
Gallium
File:
Download McCarthy_S_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jesse R Reimink, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor