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203. Shedding Light on Human Monetary Decision-Making: Experiments from the Gambling World and Everyday Choices

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Open Access
Author:
Henegar, Thomas
Title:
Shedding Light on Human Monetary Decision-Making: Experiments from the Gambling World and Everyday Choices
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Sports betting
stock market
behavioral finance
Kahneman
Thought experiment
loss aversion
overconfidence
irrational behavior
bias
File:
Download Luke_Henegar_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Professor Christoph Hinkelmann, Faculty Reader

205. MONEYBALL IN THE NFL: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE IDEAL NFL SALARY CAP STRUCTURE

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Open Access
Author:
Peregrim, John
Title:
MONEYBALL IN THE NFL: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS OF THE IDEAL NFL SALARY CAP STRUCTURE
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Moneyball
NFL
National Football League
Salary Cap
Salary Cap Management
Salary Cap Allocations
Position Groups
Optimal Allocations
File:
Download Peregrim_Thesis_PDF.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

207. Testing the Efficacy of Trading Using Machine Learning Techniques in the Foreign Exchange Market

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Open Access
Author:
Singh, Navjit
Title:
Testing the Efficacy of Trading Using Machine Learning Techniques in the Foreign Exchange Market
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Foreign Exchange
Forex
Support Vector Machine
Random Forest
Naive Bayes
K-Nearest Neighbor
Trading
Technical Trading
Fundamental Trading
File:
Download Thesis_11.11.19_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

208. The Effect of the "Student Housing Boom" on the Debt Levels of Students: A Penn State Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Zachariah, John
Title:
The Effect of the "Student Housing Boom" on the Debt Levels of Students: A Penn State Case Study
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Real Estate
Student Housing
Higher Education
Student Loan Debt
Finance
File:
Download Zachariah_John_The_Effect_of_the_Student_Housing_Boom_on_the_Debt_Levels_of_Students.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Mallory Marie Meehan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

209. A Financial and Logistical Analysis of the Merger Between Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation

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Open Access
Author:
Salvaggio, Siena
Title:
A Financial and Logistical Analysis of the Merger Between Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
merger
supply chain
Knight Swift
logistics
transportation
File:
Download Siena_Salvaggio_Thesis_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

210. Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers

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Open Access
Author:
Jones, Stephanie
Title:
Uber Vs. Lyft: A Financial Analysis of the Future of Transportation and the Main Movers
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Uber
Lyft
logistical analysis
IPO
Autonomous Vehicles
Transportation
Market Analysis
Financial Analysis
File:
Download Stephanie_Jones_thesis_2020.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor

214. A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods

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Open Access
Author:
Bhaskar, Nicholas Vashishta
Title:
A Comparison of Factor Based Investing and Traditional Investing Methods
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
investing
factor-based investing
factor
finance
alpha
traditional investing
File:
Download Bhaskar_Nicholas_AComparisonofFactorBasedInvestingandTraditionalInvestingMethods.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Haushalter, Thesis Supervisor
Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor