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Author:

Lucas, William

Title:

THE EFFECT OF CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE DEBT ISSUANCE ON THE VOLATILITY OF A COMPANY’S RETURNS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Contingent Convertible Debt
CoCos
CoCo Bonds
Idiosyncratic Risk

File:

Download Lucas_William_Thesis_-_The_Effect_of_Contingent_Convertible_Debt_Issuance_on_the_Volatility_of_a_Company_s_Returns.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

MacDonald, MaryKate E

Title:

HOW U.S. CORPORATE INVERSIONS IMPACT SHAREHOLDER VALUE

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Corporate Inversion
Effective Tax Rate
Tax Haven
Merger & Acquisition

File:

Download MacDonald_MaryKate_HowU.S.CorporateInversionsImpactShareholderValue.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Merigliano, Troy Dominic

Title:

THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF INCREASED DEBT ON CORPORATE BALANCE SHEETS DURING THE NEXT RECESSION

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Debt
Great Recession
Corporate Debt
Stress Test

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Version.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

Author:

Popa, Xydemor

Title:

FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT FOR A MALE COSMETICS COMPANY

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship
Startup
Finance
Cosmetic
Business Plan
Feasibility Assessment

File:

Download Popa_Xydemor_MaleCosmetics.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Faculty Reader

Author:

Maiello, Alfred Brandon

Title:

AN EXAMINATION OF BIDDER FEES AND THE EFFECT ON FIRM RETURNS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

M&A
Bidder Fee
Reverse Termination Fee
merger and acquisition

File:

Download maiello_alfred_bidderfee_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jason Kotter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gress, David J

Title:

Evolving Market Efficiency and Its Implications

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

market efficiency
behavioral finance
finance
economics
rational inattention
status quo bias

File:

Download Gress_David_Evolving_Market_Efficiency_and_Its_Implications.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Blair, Richard Joseph

Title:

GETTING A KICK OUT OF FINANCE: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCCER’S TRANSFER MARKET

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Richard
Joseph
Blair
Finance
Statistics
Soccer
Sports
Moneyball
Valuation
Model

File:

Download RJB_Thesis_b.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Benoit, Alexander C

Title:

EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DEBT VALUATION METHODOLOGIES AND REPORTING ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Real Estate
Debt Valuation
Reporting Standards
Interest Rate Risk
Default Risk
Vasicek Model

File:

Download Benoit_Alexander_DebtValuation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jiro Yoshida, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lutschaunig, Christian

Title:

Should the NCAA Allow Its Athletes to Receive Monetary Compensation

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

college athlete
college athletics
NCAA
Sports
Paying athletes
Payment method
O'Bannon

File:

Download Lutschaunig__Christian_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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