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Author:

Mccormick, Kyle Charles

Title:

Policy Uncertainty and Operating Working Capital Behavior

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Accounting and Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Accounting
Working Capital
Net Operating Working Capital
Policy Uncertainty
Economic Policy Uncertainty

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Jason Lunn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sharpe, Maria G

Title:

Pension Terminations and Freezes - An Event Study of Abnormal Returns to Gauge Market Response

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

pension
freeze
finance
event study

File:

Download Sharpe_Maria_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Chris Muscarella, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Pihl, Matthew Gregory

Title:

Education Decisions and Chinese Household Finance

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Economics and Finance

Keywords:

finance
economics
China
stocks
higher education

File:

Download Matthew_G._Pihl_-_SHC_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Kim, Boyoung

Title:

Modifying Microcredit to Increase Outreach

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Microcredit
outreach
developing countries
financial inclusion
financial access
loan maturity
loan term
loan structure
informal credit
formal credit
microfinance
Grameen Bank

File:

Download Boyoung_Thesis_Final_b.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Wu, Renyu

Title:

HOW INCENTIVES CONTRIBUTED TO THE GREAT RECESSION?

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Financial Crisis
Great Recession
Incentives
Intrinsic Motivation
Securitization Food Chain

File:

Download Final_-_HOW_INCENTIVES_CONTRIBUTED_TO_THE_GREAT_RECESSIONdocx.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sajay Samuel, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Peredo Centellas, Alvaro Ramiro

Title:

A representation of investor learning behavior through cellular genetic algorithms

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Genetic Algorithm
GA
Learning Behavior
Finance
Mathematics
Programming
Python
Evolutionary Algorithm
Cellular
Volatility
Technical Analysis
INX
S&P500
Investor
Population
Mutation Rate
Crossover Rate
Natural Selection
Evolution
Genes

File:

Download A_Representation_of_Investor_Learning_Behavior_Through_Cellular_Genetic_Algorithms_Peredo_Alvaro.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

Author:

Phelps, Kevin Lloyd

Title:

ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

retirement
401k
defined contribution
target-date funds
asset allocation

File:

Download Thesis_FINAL_submit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Binder, Christian N

Title:

A TEST OF THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF VOLATILITY FORECASTING MODELS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Volatility Forecasting
Econometrics
Statistics
Volatility
Time Series Analysis
GARCH
Forecasting
Implied Volatility

File:

Download Binder_Chris_Thesis_VolatilityForecasting.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Cohen, Alexandra

Title:

A Financial and Logistical Analysis of Danone's Acquisition of WhiteWave Foods

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

merger
acquisition
Danone
WhiteWave Foods
supply chain

File:

Download Alexandra_Cohen_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Stevens, Cameron Lewis

Title:

THE EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION ADOPTION: PREPARING FOR A FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Automation
Robotics
Employment
Economics
Transportation
Manufacturing
Technology
Futurology
Singularity

File:

Download Stevens_Cameron_EmploymentEffectsofAutomation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Delaney, John Joseph

Title:

Financing the Front Page: Profitable Models for Journalism

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Finance and Journalism

Keywords:

Journalism
nonprofits
finance
media
news
newspapers

File:

Download Jack_Delaney_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Edgar Eshleman Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ford Risley, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

DiPietro, Karla M

Title:

High Skilled Immigrants’ Effects on High Skilled Natives’ Wages and Immigrants’ Effects on the Labor Force Participation Rate and Subsequent Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product in the United States

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

immigration
wages
gross domestic product
labor force participation rate
labor demographic
population demographic
foreign born

File:

Download Karla_DiPietro_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

Author:

Ogden, Jared David

Title:

Financial Education and Financial Literacy

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Financial Literacy
Financial Education
FINRA
NFCS
Finance
Survey

File:

Download Jared_Ogden_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Ciccotelli, Eric

Title:

NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES EFFECT ON BOND CORRELATION

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Interest Rates
Negative Interest Rates
Economy
Exchange Rate
Switzerland
Japan
Bond Yield
Maturity

File:

Download Ciccotelli_Eric_NegIntRatesBonds.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Steimling, Frederick James

Title:

EQUITY FOR WORKERS: A LEGAL & FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Finance and Labor and Employment Relations

Keywords:

Employee Compensation
ERISA
ESOP
LER
Finance

File:

Download Steimling_Frederick_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader
Stanley Morris Gully, Thesis Honors Advisor
Paul Vincent Whitehead, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Cronauer, Ryan Joseph

Title:

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OWNERSHIP’S IMPACT ON POST EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT DRIFT

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

PEAD
Active
Passive
Ownership
Post
earnings
announcement
drift
efficient
market
hypothesis
EMH

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeremiah Ross Green, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Singh, Simranjeet

Title:

Approximating Parabolic Partial Differential Equations with Applications to Financial Option Pricing

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Finance and Mathematics

Keywords:

Green's function
partial differential equations
option pricing
commutator

File:

Download Singh_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Anna L Mazzucato, Thesis Supervisor
Leonid N Vaserstein, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor