1. IRR Analysis of a Large-Scale Leveraged Buyout Open Access Author: Young, Blake Joseph Title: IRR Analysis of a Large-Scale Leveraged Buyout Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Leveraged BuyoutPrivate EquityFinanceFinancial ModelIRRMOIC File: Download Blake_Young_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Psychic Value and Urban Regeneration: How and Why Signature Architecture Affects Regional Economies Open Access Author: Grosek, Alexander Title: Psychic Value and Urban Regeneration: How and Why Signature Architecture Affects Regional Economies Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceArchitecturePritzkerEconomicsUrbanPsychic ValueUrban RegenerationSignature ArchitectureDesignArtSpillover File: Download Alexander_Grosek_Thesis_v_Final.pdfDownload THESIS_DATA_.xlsx Thesis Supervisors: Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. An Examination of Leveraged Buyouts and Its Application to Sprouts Farmers Market Open Access Author: Vipperla, Swati Title: An Examination of Leveraged Buyouts and Its Application to Sprouts Farmers Market Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: LBOLeveraged BuyoutPrivate EquityFinance File: Download Swati_Vipperla_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorMihail Velikov, Faculty Reader
4. Hospital M&A: The Effects on Quality, Cost, and Revenue Open Access Author: Mollo, Allie Title: Hospital M&A: The Effects on Quality, Cost, and Revenue Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: M&AHospitalsHealthcareMergersAcquisitionsDealsFinancePatient Care File: Download Mollo_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Changes In Implied Correlation Through Time: Exchange Traded Funds and Their Underlying Assets Open Access Author: Sottile, Thomas Title: Changes In Implied Correlation Through Time: Exchange Traded Funds and Their Underlying Assets Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceImplied CorrelationImplied VolatilityOptionsCorrelation Trading File: Download Thomas_Sottile_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio Open Access Author: Phillips, Josephine Title: A Relook and Retest of the Rainy Day Hedged Portfolio Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Rainy Day StocksAlphaExcess ReturnsRainy Day Hedged PortfolioFinancePortfolio AnalysisCovid-19RecessionsInvesting File: Download A_Relook_and_Retest_of_the_Rainy_Day_Hedged_Portfolio.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen Lenkey, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorStefan M Lewellen, Faculty Reader
7. Patents and Customer Satisfaction: A Relational Study Open Access Author: Pasternak, Corey Title: Patents and Customer Satisfaction: A Relational Study Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: PatentsIntellectual PropertyFinanceCustomer Satisfaction File: Download Patents_and_Customer_Satisfaction_A_Relational_Study.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Performance of Semi-High Frequency Trading Algorithms in Python Based on Dark Pool Movements Open Access Author: Fan, Mutian Title: Performance of Semi-High Frequency Trading Algorithms in Python Based on Dark Pool Movements Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Computer ScienceFinanceTradingAlgorithmsDark Pools File: Download thesis_final_2.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mihail Velikov, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Do Trust Account Interest Rates Predict SPAC Outcomes? Open Access Author: Barrett, Erin Title: Do Trust Account Interest Rates Predict SPAC Outcomes? Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceSpecial Purpose Acquisition CompaniesSPACsInterest RatesSPAC Outcomes File: Download Barrett_Erin_Do_Trust_Account_Interest_Rates_Predict_SPAC_Outcomes__.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Central Bank Digital Currency And Its Global Development Open Access Author: You, Jia Title: Central Bank Digital Currency And Its Global Development Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceCentral Bank Digital Currency File: Download Jia_Honor_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Svetla V Vitanova, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. Exploring the Changes in Asset Correlation Over Time Open Access Author: Himmel, Zachary Title: Exploring the Changes in Asset Correlation Over Time Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceCorrelationDiversificationPortfolio Optimization File: Download Zachary_Himmel_Final_Thesis_Draft_2022.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
12. Seeking Returns as a Sports Bettor: An Overview of the Sports Betting Landscape and Strategies to Capitalize off of a Lucrative Industry 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: SportsSports BettingStatistical AnalysisNFLNCAA BasketballFinance File: Download Luc_Jerome_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorDelina E Agnosteva, Faculty Reader
13. Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries 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 LearningFinanceFilm File: Download JosephPevnerThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lingzhou Xue, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
14. The Future of Financial Investment in Athletes Open Access Author: Ibarguen, John Title: The Future of Financial Investment in Athletes Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: SportsFinanceSports FinanceSports InvestmentUnderwritingSports BusinessMajor League BaseballSports StatisticsName Image and LikenessNIL File: Download Ibarguen-Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorSamuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Faculty Reader
15. Anti-Money Laundering: Remaining Ahead of the Curve Open Access Author: Kowalski, Andrew Title: Anti-Money Laundering: Remaining Ahead of the Curve Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Anti-Money LaunderingFinancial InstitutionsWhite-Collar CrimeFinanceConsulting File: Download Kowalski_AML_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorTerrence Michael Obrien, Faculty Reader
16. Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery 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: FinanceM&AArbitrageRecession 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 SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
17. Examination of the Divergence in Alternate Trading Pairs Open Access Author: O'Donnell, Shane Title: Examination of the Divergence in Alternate Trading Pairs Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: BitcoinAlt PairsBitcoin DominanceFinanceMarketsQuantitative Analysis File: Download ODonnell_Shane_Examination_of_the_Divergence_in_Alternate_Trading_Pairs.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorTerrence Michael Obrien, Thesis Honors Advisor
18. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading 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 PoolFinanceAlgorithmic TradingTradingPerformanceS&P 500Black BoxAlphaTDTD AmeritradeAPI File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Mihail Velikov, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
19. Analysis of U.S. Derivative Trading Hedge Fund Returns During the Rapid Increase in Retail Options Trading From 2019 to 2023 Open Access Author: Axelrod, Connor Title: Analysis of U.S. Derivative Trading Hedge Fund Returns During the Rapid Increase in Retail Options Trading From 2019 to 2023 Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceRetail TradingHedge FundDerivatives File: Download Analysis_of_U.S._Derivative_Trading_Hedge_Fund_Returns_during_the_Rapid_Increase_in_Retail_Options_Trading_From_2019_to_2023.pdf Thesis Supervisors: J. Randall Woolridge, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
20. Bridging the Gap: The Gender Disparity in Corporate Leadership Open Access Author: Agresti, Bella Title: Bridging the Gap: The Gender Disparity in Corporate Leadership Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceCorporate LeadershipGender DisparityWomen File: Download Bella_Agresti_SHC_Thesis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
21. Merger Arbitrage: Analyzing Risk-Adjusted Returns and Profit Opportunities Open Access Author: Barrett, Elizabeth Title: Merger Arbitrage: Analyzing Risk-Adjusted Returns and Profit Opportunities Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Merger ArbitrageMerger and AcquisitionsM&AFinanceHedge FundsRisk Arbitrage File: Download Merger_Arbitrage_Thesis_-_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
22. Cultural and Behavioral Differences in Global Economies Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Chander, Amisha Title: Cultural and Behavioral Differences in Global Economies Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Behavioral FinanceFinanceCultureBias File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorSvetla V Vitanova, Faculty Reader
23. The Limit of Interest Rates Under a High Debt Environment Open Access Author: Li, Amanda Title: The Limit of Interest Rates Under a High Debt Environment Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Interest RateFederal Funds RateDebt CeilingNet InterestGovernment SpendingFederal Debt Held by the PublicFederal DeficitFinance File: Download Amanda_Li_Official_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mihail Velikov, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor