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Author:

Mittal, Rishi Kumar

Title:

An Analysis of Natural Gas Commodity Analyst Forecasting and Natural Gas Market Prices

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Commodity
Forecasting
Natural Gas
Trading Strategy
Ranking

File:

Download Mittal_Rishi_ananalysisofnaturalgascommodityanalystforecastingandnaturalgasmarketprices.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kim, Yujin

Title:

Sustainable Finance

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Sustainability
traditional finance
behavioral finance
sustainable finance
sustainability valuation
LEED
the DJSI

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_-_Sustainable_Finance_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Kracaw, Faculty Reader

Author:

Dorian, Chris Paul

Title:

Examining the Impact of the Market Risk Premium Bias on the CAPM and the Fama French Model

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Risk Premium
Fama French
Fama-French
CAPM
Asset Pricing
Beta
Investments
Portfolio Management
Finance

File:

Download Dorian_Chris.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Altus, Ryan B

Title:

Iceland's Financial Collapse: A Global Credit Bust

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Iceland
banks
US housing bubble
leverage
Glitnir
Kaupthing
Landsbanki
financial collapse
financial crisis of 2008

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Draft_-_Formatted.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Weber, Daniel Eric

Title:

Equity Mutual Funds: A Risk-adjusted Performance Analysis of Loads vs. No-loads

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

mutual fund
load
no-load
Sharpe Ratio
Carhart Four-Factor Model

File:

Download Daniel_E._Weber_Honors_Thesis_Final_4.3.14.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Beyer, Taylor Joseph

Title:

The Relative Return of Golf Skills on the PGA Tour

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

sports economics
earnings determination
golf technology

File:

Download Beyer_Taylor_-_The_Relative_Return_of_Golf_Skills_on_the_PGA_Tour.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Heim, Brandon Robert

Title:

Industry Performance and the Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

IPO
Initial Public Offering
Underpricing

File:

Download Industry_Performance_and_the_Underpricing_of_Initial_Public_Offerings.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

Author:

Rothermel, Sean C

Title:

Shareholder Benefits of International Diversification

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

acquisitions
shareholder value
international
MNC
R&D

File:

Download Thesis_Rothermel.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

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

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