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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:

Spencer, Daniel J

Title:

reverse mortgages and alternatives: turning your home into a liquid asset

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Reverse mortgage
Home Equity
HELOC
Forward mortgage

File:

Download DS_THesis__1_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Denis, Aurelie

Title:

The Investment Triangle: An Analysis of How Portfolio Turnover Affects Risk and Fund Performance

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Investment
Portfolio Turnover
Risk
Performance
Standard Deviation
Mutual Fund

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Park, Tony

Title:

Minimum Variance Frontier Spanning Test

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Minimum Variance Frontier
Markowitz Portfolio Theory
Modern Portfolio Theory
Diversification
Portfolio Management

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS_T.P..pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mancini, Michael David

Title:

ETF Divergence From Net Asset Value

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Economics
ETF
premium
discount
deviation
NAV
irrational

File:

Download 1-16MichaelManciniETF.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Chen, Liang Wen

Title:

Impact of Remittances in Developing Economies: Effects on Productivity

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Remittances
productivity
developing
economies
Balassa
Samuelson
Hypothesis
BSE

File:

Download 1-Thesis_FinalDraft_Chen_LiangWen.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alessandro Dovis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

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:

college
savings
529
529 college savings
savings plan
expense
fees
funds
finance

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 Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bablak, Robert

Title:

Reassessing Crude Oil Purchases Based on Shutdown Risk

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Crude Oil
Oil Trading
Refining
Risk
Finance
Corporate Finance
Energy

File:

Download Robert_Bablaks_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Mort D Webster, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Popivchak, Rachel Elizabeth

Title:

FOMC Meeting Effects on the Sectors of the S&P 500

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Federal Reserve
S&P 500

File:

Download Popivchak_Rachel_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Deebel, Kathryn Elizabeth

Title:

Globalization's Impact on the Effectiveness of Diversificaiton

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Globalization
Diversification
Correlations
index
Investor

File:

Download _Deebel_Kathryn_GlobalizationsImpactOnTheEffectivnessOfDiversification.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor