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203. Shedding Light on Human Monetary Decision-Making: Experiments from the Gambling World and Everyday Choices

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Open Access
Author:
Henegar, Thomas
Title:
Shedding Light on Human Monetary Decision-Making: Experiments from the Gambling World and Everyday Choices
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Sports betting
stock market
behavioral finance
Kahneman
Thought experiment
loss aversion
overconfidence
irrational behavior
bias
File:
Download Luke_Henegar_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Faculty Reader

205. MONEYBALL IN THE NFL: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE IDEAL NFL SALARY CAP STRUCTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Peregrim, John
Title:
MONEYBALL IN THE NFL: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE IDEAL NFL SALARY CAP STRUCTURE
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Moneyball
NFL
National Football League
Salary Cap
Salary Cap Management
Salary Cap Allocations
Position Groups
Optimal Allocations
File:
Download Peregrim_Thesis_PDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

207. Testing the Efficacy of Trading Using Machine Learning Techniques in the Foreign Exchange Market

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Navjit
Title:
Testing the Efficacy of Trading Using Machine Learning Techniques in the Foreign Exchange Market
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Foreign Exchange
Forex
Support Vector Machine
Random Forest
Naive Bayes
K-Nearest Neighbor
Trading
Technical Trading
Fundamental Trading
File:
Download Thesis_11.11.19_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

208. The Effect of the "Student Housing Boom" on the Debt Levels of Students: A Penn State Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Zachariah, John
Title:
The Effect of the "Student Housing Boom" on the Debt Levels of Students: A Penn State Case Study
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Real Estate
Student Housing
Higher Education
Student Loan Debt
Finance
File:
Download Zachariah_John_The_Effect_of_the_Student_Housing_Boom_on_the_Debt_Levels_of_Students.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mallory Marie Meehan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

209. A Financial and Logistical Analysis of the Merger Between Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation

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Open Access
Author:
Salvaggio, Siena
Title:
A Financial and Logistical Analysis of the Merger Between Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
merger
supply chain
Knight Swift
logistics
transportation
File:
Download Siena_Salvaggio_Thesis_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

210. Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Stephanie
Title:
Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Uber
Lyft
logistical analysis
IPO
Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation
Market Analysis
Financial Analysis
File:
Download Stephanie_Jones_thesis_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

214. A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Bhaskar, Nicholas Vashishta
Title:
A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
investing
factor-based investing
factor
finance
alpha
traditional investing
File:
Download Bhaskar_Nicholas_AComparisonofFactorBasedInvestingandTraditionalInvestingMethods.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

224. Determining the Optimal Allocation of Salary Cap Funds for NFL Teams Considering the Relative Value of Position Groups

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Open Access
Author:
Eilbacher, Matthew
Title:
Determining the Optimal Allocation of Salary Cap Funds for NFL Teams Considering the Relative Value of Position Groups
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
National Football League
Salary Cap
Statistical Analysis
Regression Analysis
Relative Value
File:
Download Matthew_Eilbacher_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader

225. Assessing the Viability of NBA Betting as a Financial Asset Class Using Predictive Modeling

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Open Access
Author:
Scalise, Anthony
Title:
Assessing the Viability of NBA Betting as a Financial Asset Class Using Predictive Modeling
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Investing
Gambling
Predictive Modeling
NBA
Betting
Sharpe Ratio
Behavioral
Technical
Fundamental
Asset Class
Portfolio
Market
Behavioral Finance
Stock Market
Bias
Liquidity
Noise
Inefficiencies
File:
Download ASSESSING_THE_VIABILITY_OF_NBA_BETTING_AS_A_FINANCIAL_ASSET_CLASS_USING_PREDICTIVE_MODELING_-_ANTHONY_SCALISE.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

226. Stock Idea of the Decade? Analyzing a 2020s Chinese Education Technology ADR Boom

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Open Access
Author:
Young, William J
Title:
Stock Idea of the Decade? Analyzing a 2020s Chinese Education Technology ADR Boom
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
American depositary receipt
American depositary share
China
financial model
GSX Techedu
Microsoft Excel
SEC
stock
stock market
stock exchange
File:
Download Young_William_Thesis_v3.pdfDownload Young_William_Thesis_Model_v3.xlsm
Thesis Supervisors:
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

227. Psychic Value and Urban Regeneration: How and Why Signature Architecture Affects Regional Economies

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Open Access
Author:
Grosek, Alexander
Title:
Psychic Value and Urban Regeneration: How and Why Signature Architecture Affects Regional Economies
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Finance
Architecture
Pritzker
Economics
Urban
Psychic Value
Urban Regeneration
Signature Architecture
Design
Art
Spillover
File:
Download Alexander_Grosek_Thesis_v_Final.pdfDownload THESIS_DATA_.xlsx
Thesis Supervisors:
Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

231. Parental Monetary Contributions during College: Effect on Student Post-Graduation Job Attainment

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Open Access
Author:
Henry, Paige
Title:
Parental Monetary Contributions during College: Effect on Student Post-Graduation Job Attainment
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Parental aid
college financing
paying for college
job attainment
career potential
financial aid
job search
salary
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Paige_Henry.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

232. A Case Study Analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s Effect on Low-Income Residents of Eastern and Southern European Nations

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Open Access
Author:
Finnicum, Nicholas
Title:
A Case Study Analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s Effect on Low-Income Residents of Eastern and Southern European Nations
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
IMF
Low-Income
Europe
SERF
International Monetary Fund
Conditionality
Fiscal Policy
File:
Download Thesis_Final2.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

234. A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio

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Open Access
Author:
Phillips, Josephine
Title:
A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Rainy Day Stocks
Alpha
Excess Returns
Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio
Finance
Portfolio Analysis
Covid-19
Recessions
Investing
File:
Download A_Relook_and_Retest_of_the_Rainy_Day_Hedged_Portfolio.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Lenkey, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader

238. The Correlation of Real Estate Investments in College Towns with Markets During Economic Recession

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Open Access
Author:
Pica, Cameron
Title:
The Correlation of Real Estate Investments in College Towns with Markets During Economic Recession
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Recession Proof
College Town Real Estate
Great Recession
Risk Averse
Spill Over Effect
File:
Download Cameron_Pica_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mallory Marie Meehan, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

240. Evaluating The Labor Market Market Impacts of a Single-Payer Healthcare System in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Sheridan, Noel
Title:
Evaluating The Labor Market Market Impacts of a Single-Payer Healthcare System in the United States
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Labor
Single-Payer
Healthcare
Health Insurance
File:
Download EVALUATING_LABOR_MARKET_IMPACTS_OF_SINGLE-PAYER_HEALTHCARE_IN_THE_UNITED_STATES.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Ewout Verriest, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

241. The Influence of Stablecoin and Its Development Trend: Take Libra as an Example

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Xueyao
Title:
The Influence of Stablecoin and Its Development Trend: Take Libra as an Example
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
stablecoin
digital currency
block chain
crypto
cryptocurrency
Libra
Diem
Bitcoin
USDT
DAI
Fiat-collateralized
Crypto-collateralized
Non-collateralized
Algorithmic
GUSD
WIT
China Finance
File:
Download thesis_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

246. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Net Working Capital and Firm Financial Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Howe, Maria
Title:
An Analysis of the Relationship Between Net Working Capital and Firm Financial Performance
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
net working capital
working capital
operating performance
corporate finance
regression
correlation
confidence interval
File:
Download Thesis_HoweMaria_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Gregory Robert Pierce, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

248. Exploring Capital Gains Tax Reform Through Taxing Capital Gains at Different Tax Rates Dependent on Length of Holding Period

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Open Access
Author:
Lindquist, Matthew
Title:
Exploring Capital Gains Tax Reform Through Taxing Capital Gains at Different Tax Rates Dependent on Length of Holding Period
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Capital Gains
File:
Download Schreyer_Thesis_vFD__04.12.2022__SUBMITTED.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Lenkey, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor