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Author:

Wang, Qishuai

Title:

Microcredit Interest Rates and Online Microlending Models

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

microfinance
microcredit
microlending
sustainability
Kiva
Kiva Zip
Zidisha

File:

Download Wang_Qishuai_MicrocreditInterestRatesandOnlineMicrolendingModels.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Pan, Jay

Title:

Asset Backed Securities - Backed By Subprime Automobile Loans

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

subprime
auto-backed securities
auto loans
ABS

File:

Download Pan_Jay_SubprimeAutoLoanSecurities.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

Author:

Navat, Orian

Title:

Effects of Executive Long-term Incentive Compensation and Ownership Structure On Perceptions of Risk

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

LTIP
ownership structure
debt to equity ratio
financial leverage
agency theory
prospect theory
risk

File:

Download Effects_of_Executive_Long-Term_Incentive_Compensation_and_Ownership_Structure_on_Perceptions_of_Risk.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Timothy Grant Pollock, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Delanoy, Dana Nicole

Title:

Retirement Funding and Portfolio Allocation

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Retirement funding
Portfolio allocation
William Bengen
Safemax rate
4% rule

File:

Download Delanoy_Dana_retirementfunding.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Mandel, Mark Ross

Title:

The 'Immorality Premium' and the Relative Undervaluation of Sin Stocks

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Sin
stocks
immorality
premium
risk-adjusted return
finance
s&p500
security market line
model
capital
asset
pricing

File:

Download The_Immorality_Premium_and_the_Relative_Undervaluation_of_Sin_Stocks_FINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Quanwei Cao, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Eisner, Adam S

Title:

The Role of Activist Investing in Today's Financial Markets

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Investing
Stocks
Equities
Activist
Value
Alpha
Raiders
Hedge Fund
Fund
Asset Management
Fama
French

File:

Download Adam_Eisner_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

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

Author:

Gerhardt, Christopher Mark

Title:

REIT Returns: New Urbanism vs. Traditional Developments

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Real Estate
New Urbanism
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Stock Returns

File:

Download Gerhardt_Christopher_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Bashwiner, Caitlin Rose

Title:

A consumer in healthcare = an alice in wonderland

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

procedure pricing
healthcare
affordable care act
price transparency

File:

Download Caitlin_Bashwiner_-_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Hildebrandt, Laura Lee

Title:

The Effect of HOPE VI Revitalization on Surrounding Neighborhood Real Estate Markets: A Philadelphia Case Study

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

HOPE VI
Philadelphia
Public Housing
Mixed-Finance
Mixed-Income
New Urbanism

File:

Download HildebrandtLauraThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lindt, Dana Elizabeth

Title:

Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
investing
mutual funds
online investing
returns

File:

Download Thesis_-_Dana_Lindt.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Prochowski, Ariel

Title:

Assessing the Sustainability/efficiency of Sub-saharan Africa's Microfinance Institutions as it Relates to Solving Poverty & Stimulating Economic Growth

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Microfinance
Micro Finance
Microlending
Micro Lending
Microcredit
Micro credit
MFI Sustainability
MFI Efficiency

File:

Download Prochowski_Ariel_AssessingTheSustainabilityEfficiencyOfSub-SaharanAfricasMFIs.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

Author:

Neyhart, Julia Louise

Title:

The institutionalized correlation between Debt and GDP in Argentina

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Public Debt
Argentina
GDP

File:

Download Final_Formatted_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Yelena Larkin, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Auerbach, Alayna Petty

Title:

U.s. Corporate Inversions and Analysis of Earnings Stripping

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

inversions
earnings stripping
corporate tax inversion
finance
tax
tax avoidance
tax strategy
effective tax rates

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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

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:

Reis, Lauren Marie

Title:

The Performance of Socially Responsible Hedge Funds

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

socially responsible investing
SRI
hedge funds
ESG investing

File:

Download Reis_Lauren_PerformanceofSociallyResponsibleHedgeFunds.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michael Greg Filbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Michael Greg Filbeck, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy Alan Krause, 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:

Kimel, Evan Seth

Title:

The Current State Of College Education And College Loan Debt Markets And Their Implications For Future Generations

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

college loans
debt bubble
income
default
mortgage

File:

Download THESIS_-_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Zhang, Ruo Hao

Title:

Sell In May And Go Away: Is It Still A Reliable Investing Strategy?

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

trading strategy
Sell in May
anomaly
Halloween Effect.

File:

Download MThesis_sellinmay_final_4-13.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Zugang Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

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

Author:

Shekher, Nikhil Justin

Title:

A Discussion of Theory and Best Practices in M&A Execution

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

mergers
acquisitions
strategy
execution

File:

Download Shekher_Nikhil_A_Discussion_of_Theory_and_Best_Practices_in_MA_Execution.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Jason Lunn, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Ochroch, Jacob William

Title:

Active or Passive Management:fee and Risk Adjusted Returns for U.s. Domestic Equity Mutual Funds During a Period of Economic Recession

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Mutual Funds
Efficient Markets
Active management

File:

Download Jacob_Ochroch_Sr._Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Peter G Iliev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Turezyn, Casey

Title:

U.S. REITs and Sustainability: A Returns Analysis

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Real Estate Finance
REITs
Sustainability
Returns Analysis

File:

Download Turezyn_Casey_US_Reits_and_Sustainability.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Carr, Delia Marie

Title:

An Examination of the Long Term Consequences of A Weak Currency

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

currency level
real appreciation
foreign exchange rates

File:

Download DeliaCarr.FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Gary L Gray, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Enion, Alexandra Allison

Title:

The Fiduciary Duty of Institutional Investors Engaging in Socially Responsible Investing

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
investing
socially responsible
fiduciary duty

File:

Download thesis_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Loggia, Christopher Angelo

Title:

Hitting the Moneyball Into the Luxury Box

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Baseball
Moneyball
Player Valuation
Z-Score
Sports
Statistics
Revenue
Attendance
Winning Percentage

File:

Download Chris_Loggia_Thesis_vf_4-13_Merged.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

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:

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