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Author:

Denkin, Benjamin Lawrence

Title:

DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Academy Awards
finance
box office performance

File:

Download Benjamin_Denkin_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Banker, Rishin Rajiv

Title:

A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

crowdfunding
crowdsourcing
crowd
finance
venture financing
Web 2.0
technology

File:

Download Thesis_-_Rishin_Banker.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Bader, David Andrew

Title:

Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
retirement
savings
401k
consumption-smoothing

File:

Download FINAL_Version_of_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Louis Gattis Jr., Faculty Reader

Author:

Truitt, Gregory Edward

Title:

How the Financial Markets Reacted to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
financial market reactions
nuclear crisis

File:

Download Truitt_Greg_Japanese_Nuclear_Crisis_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michelle Lowry, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Faculty Reader

Author:

Carrick, Kelsi Nadine

Title:

The Effect of the Decline of the Greek Economy on European Businesses

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

greek economy
event study
finance
stock market
the euro
Eurozone
European Businesses

File:

Download Carrick_Kelsi_businesseffectofdeclininggreekeconomy_thesis2012.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ahmed, Tariq

Title:

An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

hedge fund
investing
finance
equity
market returns

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader

Author:

Wang, Kyle T

Title:

The Effect of Cybercrime News Announcements on Stock Prices

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

cybercrime
cyber attack
finance
stock prices
stock market
market
hacking
hack
reporting
breach

File:

Download KTW_MASTER.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Chris Muscarella, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ebeling, Brandon M

Title:

Investing Around Earnings Announcements: An Options-based Trading Strategy

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
earnings announcement
options
straddle
strangle
PEAD
Post earnings announcement drift

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Timothy T Simin, Faculty Reader

Author:

Lindt, Dana Elizabeth

Title:

Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

finance
investing
mutual funds
online investing
returns

File:

Download Thesis_-_Dana_Lindt.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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