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1. LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF CORPORATE INVERSIONS SINCE 2004

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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

2. Modifying Microcredit to Increase Outreach

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Author:: Kim, Boyoung
Title:: Modifying Microcredit to Increase Outreach
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Microcredit
outreach
developing countries
financial inclusion
financial access
loan maturity
loan term
loan structure
informal credit
formal credit
microfinance
Grameen Bank
File:: Download Boyoung_Thesis_Final_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Bee Yan Roberts, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. HOW INCENTIVES CONTRIBUTED TO THE GREAT RECESSION?

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Author:: Wu, Renyu
Title:: HOW INCENTIVES CONTRIBUTED TO THE GREAT RECESSION?
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Financial Crisis
Great Recession
Incentives
Intrinsic Motivation
Securitization Food Chain
File:: Download Final_-_HOW_INCENTIVES_CONTRIBUTED_TO_THE_GREAT_RECESSIONdocx.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Sajay Samuel, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

4. A representation of investor learning behavior through cellular genetic algorithms

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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

5. QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH

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Author:: Baker, Nicholas Joseph
Title:: QUANTITATIVE EASING AND ITS EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT & GDP GROWTH
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Quantitative Easing
Federal Reserve
GDP
Investment
Capital Expenditure
Interest Rates
US Economy
Future Potential GDP
File:: Download SHC_SeniorThesis_Baker_Nicholas.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor

6. ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500

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Author:: Phelps, Kevin Lloyd
Title:: ADJUSTING TARGET-DATE FUND GLIDE PATH FOR THE RELATIVE VALUATION OF THE S&P 500
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: retirement
401k
defined contribution
target-date funds
asset allocation
File:: Download Thesis_FINAL_submit.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

7. A TEST OF THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF VOLATILITY FORECASTING MODELS

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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

8. A Financial and Logistical Analysis of Danone's Acquisition of WhiteWave Foods

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Author:: Cohen, Alexandra
Title:: A Financial and Logistical Analysis of Danone's Acquisition of WhiteWave Foods
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: merger
acquisition
Danone
WhiteWave Foods
supply chain
File:: Download Alexandra_Cohen_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

9. High Skilled Immigrants’ Effects on High Skilled Natives’ Wages and Immigrants’ Effects on the Labor Force Participation Rate and Subsequent Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product in the United States

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Author:: DiPietro, Karla M
Title:: High Skilled Immigrants’ Effects on High Skilled Natives’ Wages and Immigrants’ Effects on the Labor Force Participation Rate and Subsequent Growth Rate of Gross Domestic Product in the United States
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: immigration
wages
gross domestic product
labor force participation rate
labor demographic
population demographic
foreign born
File:: Download Karla_DiPietro_Final_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

10. THE NEW BORDEAUX: SEARCHING FOR A NEW CLASS OF INVESTMENT GRADE WINE

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Author:: Goodall, Edward T
Title:: THE NEW BORDEAUX: SEARCHING FOR A NEW CLASS OF INVESTMENT GRADE WINE
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Wine
Investments
France
Bordeaux
Return
Risk
File:: Download Goodall_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

11. Financial Education and Financial Literacy

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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

12. NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES EFFECT ON BOND CORRELATION

Open Access

Author:: Ciccotelli, Eric
Title:: NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES EFFECT ON BOND CORRELATION
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Interest Rates
Negative Interest Rates
Economy
Exchange Rate
Switzerland
Japan
Bond Yield
Maturity
File:: Download Ciccotelli_Eric_NegIntRatesBonds.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

13. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OWNERSHIP’S IMPACT ON POST EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT DRIFT

Open Access

Author:: Cronauer, Ryan Joseph
Title:: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE OWNERSHIP’S IMPACT ON POST EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT DRIFT
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: PEAD
Active
Passive
Ownership
Post
earnings
announcement
drift
efficient
market
hypothesis
EMH
File:: Download Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jeremiah Ross Green, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. THE EFFECT OF CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE DEBT ISSUANCE ON THE VOLATILITY OF A COMPANY’S RETURNS

Open Access

Author:: Lucas, William
Title:: THE EFFECT OF CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE DEBT ISSUANCE ON THE VOLATILITY OF A COMPANY’S RETURNS
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Contingent Convertible Debt
CoCos
CoCo Bonds
Idiosyncratic Risk
File:: Download Lucas_William_Thesis_-_The_Effect_of_Contingent_Convertible_Debt_Issuance_on_the_Volatility_of_a_Company_s_Returns.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. HOW U.S. CORPORATE INVERSIONS IMPACT SHAREHOLDER VALUE

Open Access

Author:: MacDonald, MaryKate E
Title:: HOW U.S. CORPORATE INVERSIONS IMPACT SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Corporate Inversion
Effective Tax Rate
Tax Haven
Merger & Acquisition
File:: Download MacDonald_MaryKate_HowU.S.CorporateInversionsImpactShareholderValue.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Chris Muscarella, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF INCREASED DEBT ON CORPORATE BALANCE SHEETS DURING THE NEXT RECESSION

Open Access

Author:: Merigliano, Troy Dominic
Title:: THE SYSTEMIC RISK OF INCREASED DEBT ON CORPORATE BALANCE SHEETS DURING THE NEXT RECESSION
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Debt
Great Recession
Corporate Debt
Stress Test
File:: Download Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

17. The Identification of Differential Interpretations and its Correlation to Equity Sectors

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Author:: Soliday, Christina Bryn
Title:: The Identification of Differential Interpretations and its Correlation to Equity Sectors
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: trading volume
differential interpretations
equity sectors
File:: Download Soliday__Christina_Thesis_b.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

18. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT FOR A MALE COSMETICS COMPANY

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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

19. EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MOTLEY FOOL’S STOCK ADVISOR™

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Author:: Lyon, Alexander John
Title:: EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MOTLEY FOOL’S STOCK ADVISOR™
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: finance
investing
The Motley Fool
Stock Advisor
stock recommendations
announcement effect
holding period returns
portfolio
matched sample
S&P 500 index
excess return
t-test
event study
abnormal return
risk-adjusted measures
regression
File:: Download Lyon_Alexander_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Michael Greg Filbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Diane Parente, Thesis Honors Advisor

20. AN EXAMINATION OF BIDDER FEES AND THE EFFECT ON FIRM RETURNS

Open Access

Author:: Maiello, Alfred Brandon
Title:: AN EXAMINATION OF BIDDER FEES AND THE EFFECT ON FIRM RETURNS
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: M&A
Bidder Fee
Reverse Termination Fee
merger and acquisition
File:: Download maiello_alfred_bidderfee_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jason Kotter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

21. Evolving Market Efficiency and Its Implications

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Author:: Gress, David J
Title:: Evolving Market Efficiency and Its Implications
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: market efficiency
behavioral finance
finance
economics
rational inattention
status quo bias
File:: Download Gress_David_Evolving_Market_Efficiency_and_Its_Implications.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

22. GETTING A KICK OUT OF FINANCE: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCCER’S TRANSFER MARKET

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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

23. EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DEBT VALUATION METHODOLOGIES AND REPORTING ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

Open Access

Author:: Benoit, Alexander C
Title:: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DEBT VALUATION METHODOLOGIES AND REPORTING ON INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: Real Estate
Debt Valuation
Reporting Standards
Interest Rate Risk
Default Risk
Vasicek Model
File:: Download Benoit_Alexander_DebtValuation.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jiro Yoshida, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

24. Should the NCAA Allow Its Athletes to Receive Monetary Compensation

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Author:: Lutschaunig, Christian
Title:: Should the NCAA Allow Its Athletes to Receive Monetary Compensation
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: college athlete
college athletics
NCAA
Sports
Paying athletes
Payment method
O'Bannon
File:: Download Lutschaunig__Christian_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor

25. EFFICIENCY AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKETPLACE

Open Access

Author:: Webb, Chase Daniel
Title:: EFFICIENCY AND THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKETPLACE
Area of Honors:: Finance
Keywords:: efficiency
automotive
car dealer
market efficiency
auction
File:: Download Webb__Chase_Final_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Matthew Todd Lange Gustafson, Faculty Reader

26. Implications of Global Financial Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region

Open Access

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

27. Accretion Analysis of the Amazon – Whole Foods Acquisition

Open Access

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

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