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1. DatePsu.com

Open Access

Author:: Clionsky, Brian Alexander
Title:: DatePsu.com
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: online dating
internet dating
match.com
eharmony.com
facebook
social networking
college relationships
dating patterns
online usage
File:: Download Final_Thesis_B_Clionsky.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Professor Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

2. Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008

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

3. The Role of Economic Growth On Corporate Distribution Policy

Open Access

Author:: Regan, James Richard
Title:: The Role of Economic Growth On Corporate Distribution Policy
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: distribution policy
dividends
share repurchases
payouts
File:: Download ThesisProposal_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jingzhi Huang, Faculty Reader

4. ANALYZING IMPACT OF FORECAST REVISIONS ON QUARTERLY EARNING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Open Access

Author:: Ayala, Vinay
Title:: ANALYZING IMPACT OF FORECAST REVISIONS ON QUARTERLY EARNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Analyst forecasts
estimates
earnings
File:: Download Thesis2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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

6. An Event Study of Equity Spin-off’s in the 21st Century

Open Access

Author:: Southmayd, Geoffrey Edward
Title:: An Event Study of Equity Spin-off’s in the 21st Century
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Spin-off
parent firm
File:: Download Geoff_Southmayd_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

7. EAST COAST BIAS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

Open Access

Author:: Shannon, Matthew Francis
Title:: EAST COAST BIAS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: basketball
NCAA
tournament
bias
east coast bias
conference bias
school size bias
selection committee
seeding
geographical bias
at-large
File:: Download Matthew_Shannon_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

8. Analyzing Energy Firms' Distribution Policies In A Post-JGTRRA Environment

Open Access

Author:: Roth, Nathan Chad
Title:: Analyzing Energy Firms' Distribution Policies In A Post-JGTRRA Environment
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Distributions
Dividends
Buybacks
JGTRRA
File:: Download NCR_THESIS_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

9. Understanding the Barriers and Development of a Venture Capital and Seed Funding Ecosystem in Ecuador

Open Access

Author:: Castro, Juan Jose
Title:: Understanding the Barriers and Development of a Venture Capital and Seed Funding Ecosystem in Ecuador
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: venture capital
seed funding
south america
Ecuador
angel investing
entrepreneurship
innovation
financing
File:: Download Juan_Jose_Castro_UnderstandingtheBarriersandDevelopmentofaVentureCapitalandSeedFundingEcosysteminEcuador.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

10. Value Creation and Prominent Shareholder Activists

Open Access

Author:: Mathis, Michael Curtis
Title:: Value Creation and Prominent Shareholder Activists
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: shareholder
activist
activism
icahn
value
creation
File:: Download Value_Creation_and_Prominent_Shareholder_Activists.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. A Personal Wealth Management Guide for College Students

Open Access

Author:: Zhou, Yunhua
Title:: A Personal Wealth Management Guide for College Students
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Financial Planning
Personal Income Tax
Budgeting
Consumption Smoothing
File:: Download Yunhua_Zhou_CollegeStudentFinancialPlanningFinal.pdfDownload Yunhua_Zhou_Collegestudentfinancialplanning_Excel.xlsx
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

12. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) as a Predictor of S&P 500 Volatility and Returns

Open Access

Author:: Gillooly, Sean Ryan
Title:: The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) as a Predictor of S&P 500 Volatility and Returns
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: VIX
CBOE
Volatility
S&P 500
File:: Download THESIS_GILLOOLY_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

13. An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry

Open Access

Author:: Ahmed, Tariq
Title:: An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: hedge fund
investing
finance
equity
market returns
File:: Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

14. Equity Performance of Spinoffs

Open Access

Author:: Long, Michael Paul
Title:: Equity Performance of Spinoffs
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Spinoffs
performance
sales
EBIT
File:: Download Final_Thesis_vf_4.08.2013.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. A Study Of African Stock Exchanges And Their Correlation Between Exchanges In The Developed World As It Relates To Portfolio Diversification And Investor’s Needs

Open Access

Author:: Pica, Jenna Clare
Title:: A Study Of African Stock Exchanges And Their Correlation Between Exchanges In The Developed World As It Relates To Portfolio Diversification And Investor’s Needs
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: African Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets
BRICS Countries
Developed Markets
Portfolio Diversification
Correlation
File:: Download 1-Pica_Jenna_A_Study_of_African_Stock_Exchanges_and_Their_Correlation_between_Exchanges_in_the_Developed_World_as_it_Related_to_Portfolio_Diversification_and_Investors_Needs.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

16. Does the business cycle explain changes and trends in idiosyncratic stock risk?

Open Access

Author:: Bruno, Jarrod Farrell
Title:: Does the business cycle explain changes and trends in idiosyncratic stock risk?
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: idiosyncratic risk
business cycle
S&P 500
firm-specific risk
File:: Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor

17. The Relative Return of Golf Skills on the PGA Tour

Open Access

Author:: Beyer, Taylor Joseph
Title:: The Relative Return of Golf Skills on the PGA Tour
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: sports economics
earnings determination
golf technology
File:: Download Beyer_Taylor_-_The_Relative_Return_of_Golf_Skills_on_the_PGA_Tour.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

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

Open Access

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

19. A Comparison of Options Models in Times of Rising Market Volatility

Open Access

Author:: Peterson, Dale Robert
Title:: A Comparison of Options Models in Times of Rising Market Volatility
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: options
black-scholes
binomial tree
monte carlo
finance
volatility
pricing
value
File:: Download Peterson_Dale_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Timothy T Simin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

20. Examining the Impacts of Regulation on Long-term Earnings Growth Forecasts

Open Access

Author:: Salvatora, Bennett Anthony
Title:: Examining the Impacts of Regulation on Long-term Earnings Growth Forecasts
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: earnings per share
EPS
long-term growth
forecasts
analyst estimates
finance
equity research
File:: Download salvatora_bennett_regulationandestimates.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. The Equity Performance of Companies that Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Post Year 2000

Open Access

Author:: Lucente, Alec Vincent
Title:: The Equity Performance of Companies that Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Post Year 2000
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: bankruptcy
chapter 11
stock performance
File:: Download my_thesis_alucente.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

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:: biotechnology
IPOs
underpricing
finance
File:: Download Shpakova_Anastasiya_Biotechipospipelinecharacteristicsaskeydriversofunderpricing.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

23. LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF CORPORATE INVERSIONS SINCE 2004

Open Access

Author:: Diacont, Samuel Harvey
Title:: LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF CORPORATE INVERSIONS SINCE 2004
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Tax Avoidance
Corporate Inversion
Finance
Stock Returns
Long-term Performance
Section 7874
File:: Download Diacont_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH

Open Access

Author:: Baker, Nicholas Joseph
Title:: QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Quantitative Easing
Federal Reserve
GDP
Investment
Capital Expenditure
Interest Rates
US Economy
Future Potential GDP
File:: Download SHC_SeniorThesis_Baker_Nicholas.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor

25. THE NEW BORDEAUX: SEARCHING FOR A NEW CLASS OF INVESTMENT GRADE WINE

Open Access

Author:: Goodall, Edward T
Title:: THE NEW BORDEAUX: SEARCHING FOR A NEW CLASS OF INVESTMENT GRADE WINE
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Wine
Investments
France
Bordeaux
Return
Risk
File:: Download Goodall_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

26. The Identification of Differential Interpretations and its Correlation to Equity Sectors

Open Access

Author:: Soliday, Christina Bryn
Title:: The Identification of Differential Interpretations and its Correlation to Equity Sectors
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: trading volume
differential interpretations
equity sectors
File:: Download Soliday__Christina_Thesis_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

27. Accretion Analysis of the Amazon – Whole Foods Acquisition

Open Access

Author:: Harding, Alanna R
Title:: Accretion Analysis of the Amazon – Whole Foods Acquisition
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Accretion
Whole Foods
Amazon
Mergers and Acquisitions
M&A
Transaction
Finance
Financial Model
File:: Download Alanna_Harding_-_Final_Thesis_-_Fall_2017.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

28. SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISIM AND EQUITY RETURNS POST ACTIVIST INVESTOR INVOLVEMENT

Open Access

Author:: Jabri, Abdul Salaam
Title:: SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISIM AND EQUITY RETURNS POST ACTIVIST INVESTOR INVOLVEMENT
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Activist Shareholder
File:: Download Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

29. The Productivity Paradox Part Two

Open Access

Author:: Clark, Brett Robert
Title:: The Productivity Paradox Part Two
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Solow
Productivity Paradox
Labor Productivity
File:: Download Brett_Clark_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

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