51. Supply Chain Bottlenecks During COVID-19: The Black Swan Open Access Author: Nagpal, Ritika Title: Supply Chain Bottlenecks During COVID-19: The Black Swan Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Supply chainbottlenecksfinancemarketscrisisCOVID-19 File: Download Ritika_Thesis_FinalDraft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorRobert Alexander Novack, Faculty Reader
52. Connections Between Wholesale Funding Markets and Stablecoin Utilization: Implications for Cross-Border Payments and Systemic Financial Risks Open Access Author: Donnelley, Seth Title: Connections Between Wholesale Funding Markets and Stablecoin Utilization: Implications for Cross-Border Payments and Systemic Financial Risks Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: stablecoincryptocurrencyeurodollarTreasury billcommercial paperreverse repocross-border paymentsystemic risk File: Download Schreyer_Thesis_Final_Draft_V.3.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Peter C Mhando, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
53. Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire Open Access Author: Lehmann, Peter Title: Measuring the Profitability and Liquidity of Viticulture and Wine Production During the Roman Empire Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Keywords: Roman EmpireViticultureWineProfitabilityLiquidityRoman AgricultureRelative ReturnAverage Net MarginGross ProfitOperating ProfitNet IncomeEBITDALevered Free Cash FlowNet Present ValueInternal Rate of ReturnTime Value of MoneyRevenue File: Download Peter_Lehmann_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jake Nabel, Thesis SupervisorErin Mc Kenna Hanses, Thesis Honors AdvisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
54. Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100 Open Access Author: Cordano, Olivia Title: Investigating Adoption of Compulsory Employment Arbitration Among the 2022 Fortune 100 Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Labor and Employment Relations Keywords: return on assetreturn on equityprofitabilityfortune 100board of directorsfemale CEODE&I reportinglabor efficiency ratiocompulsory employment arbitrationchange in rankbest companies to work fortop-revenue producing companiesemployment law File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark David Gough, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorChristopher Cody Stephens, Faculty Reader
55. The Impact of the Covid-19 Stimulus Checks on Retail Investor Investment Behavior Open Access Author: Hoff, Andrew Title: The Impact of the Covid-19 Stimulus Checks on Retail Investor Investment Behavior Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Covid-19Retail InvestorsLiquidityStimulus File: Download Andrew_Hoff_Thesis_Final_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
56. Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries Open Access Author: Pevner, Joseph Title: Linear Regression, Mixture Modeling, and Gradient Boosting to Predict Box Office Revenue: Leveraging Machine Learning in Volatile Industries Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Machine LearningFinanceFilm File: Download JosephPevnerThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Lingzhou Xue, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
57. The Future of Financial Investment in Athletes Open Access Author: Ibarguen, John Title: The Future of Financial Investment in Athletes Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: SportsFinanceSports FinanceSports InvestmentUnderwritingSports BusinessMajor League BaseballSports StatisticsName Image and LikenessNIL File: Download Ibarguen-Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorSamuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Faculty Reader
58. Anti-Money Laundering: Remaining Ahead of the Curve Open Access Author: Kowalski, Andrew Title: Anti-Money Laundering: Remaining Ahead of the Curve Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Anti-Money LaunderingFinancial InstitutionsWhite-Collar CrimeFinanceConsulting File: Download Kowalski_AML_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorTerrence Michael Obrien, Faculty Reader
59. Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery Open Access Author: Kotireddy, Abhiram Title: Analysis of U.S. Merger Arbitrage Spreads During the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Market Recovery Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceM&AArbitrageRecession File: Download Analysis_of_U.S._Merger_Arbitrage_Spreads_During_the_2008_Financial_Crisis_and_the_COVID-19_Market_Recovery.pdf Thesis Supervisors: J. Randall Woolridge, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
60. Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics Open Access Author: Schlichtig, David Title: Assessing the Feasibility of NFL Sports Betting as an Alternative Investment Strategy Through Predictive Analytics Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: sportssports bettingsports gamblingbettinggamblingpredictive analyticsprobit modelingprobit regressionarbitragefinancial returnsstandardized returnsinvestmentinvestment strategyNFLfootballefficient marketsmarket inefficiencyfinancial assetsasset classoddsmoneylinestatisticssports analytics File: Download Schlichtig_FinalThesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
61. Examination of the Divergence in Alternate Trading Pairs Open Access Author: O'Donnell, Shane Title: Examination of the Divergence in Alternate Trading Pairs Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: BitcoinAlt PairsBitcoin DominanceFinanceMarketsQuantitative Analysis File: Download ODonnell_Shane_Examination_of_the_Divergence_in_Alternate_Trading_Pairs.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorTerrence Michael Obrien, Thesis Honors Advisor
62. Does the Price of Carbon Affect the Verified Emissions of European Union Companies? An Analysis of Firm Behavior Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Open Access Author: Turbett, Marley Title: Does the Price of Carbon Affect the Verified Emissions of European Union Companies? An Analysis of Firm Behavior Within the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Emissions Trading SchemeCarbon AllowancesEU-ETS File: Download Thesis_Marley_Turbett.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
63. Understanding the Effectiveness of Value Creation Strategies Used in Private Equity Open Access Author: Sachar, Parth Title: Understanding the Effectiveness of Value Creation Strategies Used in Private Equity Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Private EquityValue CreationOperationsLeveraged Buyouts File: Download PS_Schreyer_Thesis_vF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
64. The Undergraduate Business Honors Program in American Higher Education Open Access Author: Mitole, Chimwemwe Title: The Undergraduate Business Honors Program in American Higher Education Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: honors programshonorsbusiness educationbusiness honors programsleadershipeducationbusinesshonors educationbusiness school File: Download C._Michael_Mitole_Schreyer_Thesis__Completed_Version_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorKaren Paulson, Thesis Honors AdvisorDonald C Hambrick, Faculty ReaderLinda K Trevino, Faculty Reader
65. REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation Open Access Author: Patel, Yash Title: REITs and Inflation: The Recent Performance of REITs During the Periods of Varying Inflation Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: REITREITSReal EstateReal Estate Investment TrustInflationHedgeAssetReturnsCPIConsumer Price IndexRegressionOLSOrdinary Least SquaresPrivatePublicInvestmentInvestingCorrelationMarketStocksTrading File: Download Yash_N_Patel.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Eva Steiner, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
66. Determining Complexity's Role In The M&A Market Open Access Author: Seibert, Sean Title: Determining Complexity's Role In The M&A Market Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: M&AMeasuring ComplexityBid Premium File: Download Sean_Seibert-_Fin494_Final_Draft.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
67. A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites Open Access Author: Mc Carthy, Sydney Title: A Financial and Scientific Analysis of Lithium-Rich Spodumene Bearing Pegmatites Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Geosciences Keywords: LithiumSpodumenePegmatitesGermaniumGallium File: Download McCarthy_S_Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Jesse R Reimink, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorPeter J Heaney, Thesis Honors Advisor
68. Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Qu, James Title: Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Utilizing Dark Pool Transactions in Retail Algorithmic Trading Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Dark PoolFinanceAlgorithmic TradingTradingPerformanceS&P 500Black BoxAlphaTDTD AmeritradeAPI File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Mihail Velikov, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
69. Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Yonke, Thomas Title: Residential Retrofits: An Estimate of Inflation Reduction Act Effectiveness Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Inflation Reduction ActHeat PumpsSolar PanelsPrice Elasticity of DemandPrice Elasticity of SupplyLinear Demand EquationLinear Supply EquationHigh-Efficiency Energy Appliances File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Stefan M Lewellen, Thesis SupervisorBrian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor