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251. Hearing From Student Entrepreneurs: Needs & Perspectives on University Entrepreneurship Resources

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Open Access
Author:
Girlando, Leonardo
Title:
Hearing From Student Entrepreneurs: Needs & Perspectives on University Entrepreneurship Resources
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
Startups
Ecosystem
students
undergraduate
File:
Download Girlando_Leonardo_Hearing_From_Student_Entrepreneurs_Honors_Thesis_2022.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jeanette K Miller, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

252. Financial Indicators Predictability on Measures of Success During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Open Access
Author:
Calibeo, Elena
Title:
Financial Indicators Predictability on Measures of Success During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Covid-19
Financial indicators
Sharpe Ratio
Jensen's Alpha
EVA
Consumer
File:
Download THESIS_ElenaCalibeo.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
J. Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

256. Examination of Calendar Effect and Sentiment Analysis on Bitcoin

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Chen Han
Title:
Examination of Calendar Effect and Sentiment Analysis on Bitcoin
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Sentiment effect
Bitcoin
Efficient market
Regression
Power ratio
Python
Calendar Effect
Sentiment Analysis
Bitcoin
Efficient Market Hypothesis
Regression
Power Ratio
VADER
Python
File:
Download Examination_of_Calendar_Effect_and_Sentiment_Analysis_on_Bitcoin2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Quanwei Cao, Faculty Reader

258. 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

262. 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

264. 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

267. 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

268. 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

270. 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

272. 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

273. 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

275. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading

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Restricted (Penn State Only)
Author:
Qu, James
Title:
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Dark Pool
Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Trading
Performance
S&P 500
Black Box
Alpha
TD
TD Ameritrade
API
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Mihail Velikov, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

276. Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness

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Restricted (Penn State Only)
Author:
Yonke, Thomas
Title:
Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Inflation Reduction Act
Heat Pumps
Solar Panels
Price Elasticity of Demand
Price Elasticity of Supply
Linear Demand Equation
Linear Supply Equation
High-Efficiency Energy Appliances
File:
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Thesis Supervisors:
Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor