1. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Robots Stole My Pension: Modelling Labor Automation's Impact On Social Security Solvency Open Access Author: Gersh, Aaron Title: Robots Stole My Pension: Modelling Labor Automation's Impact On Social Security Solvency Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: Labor AutomationSocial SecurityIncome TaxRetirement File: Download Gersh_Aaron_LaborAutomation_SocialSecurity.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Nan Zhu, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Capturing the Cost Effectiveness of Abuse Deterrent Formulation (ADF) OxyContin Open Access Author: Haver, Frankie Title: Capturing the Cost Effectiveness of Abuse Deterrent Formulation (ADF) OxyContin Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: Actuarial ScienceOpioid Crisis File: Download Haver_Frankie_Capturing_the_Cost_Effectiveness_of_Abuse_Deterrent_Formulation__ADF__OxyContin.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Daniel Max Crowley, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Improving K-12 Educator Retirement Plans in New Jersey Open Access Author: Mc Stravock, Grace Title: Improving K-12 Educator Retirement Plans in New Jersey Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: Public PensionsRetirementNew JerseyTeacher PensionsTeachers' Pension and Annuity FundRetirement Savings File: Download Final_Thesis_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Matthew G Kelly, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Open Access Author: Putt, Nathan Title: Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: MortalityNFLRunning backMortality curveContractsRisk characteristicsRisk in sportsSurvival probabilities File: Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Money is "Music to My Ears": An Analysis of Royalty-Backed Securities and Their Value as an Alternative Investment Class Open Access Author: Nybro, Nicolette Title: Money is "Music to My Ears": An Analysis of Royalty-Backed Securities and Their Value as an Alternative Investment Class Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: cash flowsalternative investmentportfolio diversificationmusic royaltiesasset-backed securityroyalty-backed securitysecuritization File: Download THESIS_FINAL_COPY_1.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors AdvisorLisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader
7. Analyzing Medicare Advantage Plan Quality with Respect to Market Concentration Open Access Author: Ryan, Avery Title: Analyzing Medicare Advantage Plan Quality with Respect to Market Concentration Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: MedicareHealthcareInsuranceMedicare Advantage File: Download Avery_Ryan_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors AdvisorLisa Lipowski Posey, Faculty Reader
8. Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Open Access Author: Coleman, Alexis Title: Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: UnderwritingAuto InsurancePsychological FactorsAggressionActuarial ScienceStatisticsActuarialRating FactorsTraditional Underwriting File: Download Alexis_Coleman_Thesis_2021_Finished.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor