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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Osolnick, Andrew John

Title:

Implications of Global Financial Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
AIIB
Asia
OBOR
One Belt
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

File:

Download Osolnick_Andrew_ImplicationsFinInstFINAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Harding, Alanna R

Title:

Accretion Analysis of the Amazon – Whole Foods Acquisition

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Accretion
Whole Foods
Amazon
Mergers and Acquisitions
M&A
Transaction
Finance
Financial Model

File:

Download Alanna_Harding_-_Final_Thesis_-_Fall_2017.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Chang, Brandon Liang

Title:

Yield Premium or Discount for Labeled Corporate Green Bonds

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Green bonds
SRI
Investing
Bonds
Corporate
Environmental
Sustianability
Socially responsible
Finance

File:

Download Brandon_Chang_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Kwok, Caleb

Title:

ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Private Equity
Private Credit
Private Real Estate
Alternative Investments
Finance

File:

Download Kwok_Caleb_Analysis_of_Private_Market_Funds_and_the_Impending_Rise_of_Private_Credit.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Shao, Tony

Title:

Minimum Wage: The Effects on Higher Education

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Minimum Wage
Higher Education
Finance

File:

Download Minimum_Wage_-_The_Effects_on_Higher_Education.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Matthew Todd Lange Gustafson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Hamsher, Ian Reynolds

Title:

THE OPTIMAL CONVERSION OF A TRADITIONAL IRA TO A ROTH IRA ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECTS OF A TAX TORPEDO

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Roth
IRA
Finance
Economics
Retirement

File:

Download Hamsher_Ian_RothIRA.pdfDownload Hamsher_Ian_RothIRA_Model.xlsm

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Rhea, Kayla

Title:

THE IMPACT OF SIZE AND VALUE FACTORS THROUGHOUT ASSET PRICING MODELS

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Asset Pricing Models
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Fama French Three-factor Model
Linear Regression

File:

Download The_Impact_of_Size_and_Value_Factors_within_an_Asset_Pricing_Model_Thesis_Kayla_Rhea_Spring_2019.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Wesley Everett Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Cavanaugh, Daniel Liam

Title:

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF CEO POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER EXTRA-FINANCIAL APPROACHES

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Politics
Sustainability
Governance
ESG
CSR
Finance

File:

Download Official_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

John Andrew Fulton, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor