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1. Microcredit Interest Rates and Online Microlending Models

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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

2. Asset Backed Securities - Backed By Subprime Automobile Loans

Open Access

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

3. Survey of Recent Shareholder Activism and the Longevity of Impact in Returns to Shareholders

Open Access

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

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

Open Access

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

5. Retirement Funding and Portfolio Allocation

Open Access

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

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

Open Access

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

7. The Role of Activist Investing in Today's Financial Markets

Open Access

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

8. A Comparison of Options Models in Times of Rising Market Volatility

Open Access

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

9. Examining the Impacts of Regulation on Long-term Earnings Growth Forecasts

Open Access

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

10. REIT Returns: New Urbanism vs. Traditional Developments

Open Access

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

11. A consumer in healthcare = an alice in wonderland

Open Access

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

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

Open Access

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

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

Open Access

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

14. The Equity Performance of Companies that Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Post Year 2000

Open Access

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

15. The institutionalized correlation between Debt and GDP in Argentina

Open Access

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

16. U.s. Corporate Inversions and Analysis of Earnings Stripping

Open Access

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

17. Biotech IPOs: Pipeline Characteristics As Key Drivers Of Underpricing

Open Access

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

18. Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State

Open Access

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

19. reverse mortgages and alternatives: turning your home into a liquid asset

Open Access

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

20. The Investment Triangle: An Analysis of How Portfolio Turnover Affects Risk and Fund Performance

Open Access

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

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