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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:

Mccann, Thomas James

Title:

An Evaluation of the Principal-agent Problem Between Financial Advisors and their Clients

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Finance and Philosophy

Keywords:

principal-agent problem
ethics
Immanuel Kant
Adam Smith
financial advisor
retail investor
financial services

File:

Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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:

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:

Zavaleta, Nicolas Xavier

Title:

The Effect Of Volume On Bitcoin Price Variation

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Economics and Finance

Keywords:

Bitcoin
volatility

File:

Download Final_Bitcoin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Shouyong Shi, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Schubert, Bradley Lawrence

Title:

Credit Default Swaps: Past, Present, and Future

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Economics and Finance

Keywords:

Credit Default Swaps
CDS
Dodd-Frank
Regulation
Great Recession
subprime mortgage
Futures Market
Financial Derivatives

File:

Download Schubert_Brad_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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