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1. THE SWITCHING POINT WITHIN 401K TAXATION STRUCTURES

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Open Access
Author:
Runk, Adam D
Title:
THE SWITCHING POINT WITHIN 401K TAXATION STRUCTURES
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
401k
taxation
strategy
Roth
Traditional
Social Security
amortization
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Excel.xlsxDownload Runk_Adam_Switchingpointwithin401ktaxationstructures.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Timothy T Simin, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

3. Empirical Analysis of Discounted Cash Flow Model: Evidence Based on Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Equities

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Open Access
Author:
Zabaloieff, Alexander Julien
Title:
Empirical Analysis of Discounted Cash Flow Model: Evidence Based on Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Equities
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Discounted Cash Flow
Healthcare
Equities
Valuation
File:
Download Final_Thesis_PDF_Alex_Zabaloieff.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Jingzhi Huang, Thesis Supervisor

4. Relationships between microfinance, solidarity groups, and informal lending in developing countries: the importance of trust and social capital and the WishVast potential

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Open Access
Author:
Brown, Adam Patrick
Title:
Relationships between microfinance, solidarity groups, and informal lending in developing countries: the importance of trust and social capital and the WishVast potential
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
microfinance
informal lending
WishVast
SACCO
RoSCA
Brown
Mehta
File:
Download ThesisCombined_Final_4-19-10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
Khanjan Mehta, Thesis Supervisor
William Kracaw, Faculty Reader

5. The Impact of Insider Ownership Stake Changes at the IPO and Earnings Management on Post-IPO Operating Performance

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Open Access
Author:
Han, A Leum (Alex)
Title:
The Impact of Insider Ownership Stake Changes at the IPO and Earnings Management on Post-IPO Operating Performance
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
IPO
Earnings Management
Insider Ownership
File:
Download Alex_Han_-_Senior_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

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

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Open Access
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

11. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON

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Open Access
Author:
McCready, Curran Shields
Title:
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A MODEL REDEFINED BY UNDERGRADUATE PHENOMENA AND THE PENN STATE DANCE MARATHON
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
social entrepreneurship
THON
Penn State Dance Marathon
File:
Download McCready_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
Michelle Lowry, Faculty Reader
James Alan Miles, Thesis Supervisor

13. THE EFFECTS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNDERLYING SHARE PRICE OF EMERGING ASIAN CORPORATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Lipchak, Elana
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNDERLYING SHARE PRICE OF EMERGING ASIAN CORPORATIONS
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
ADR
emerging markets
corporate governance
asia
File:
Download Lipchak.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
Laura B Field, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

14. MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Tallman, Gregory D
Title:
MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
kurtosis
skewness
Gaussian
bell curve
distribution
sector
returns
Taleb
Black Swan
File:
Download ThesisTallmanFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

15. Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)

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Open Access
Author:
Farooqui, Imran Ahmed
Title:
Effects of Economic Integration and Liberalization in Australia (1980 to Present)
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
Australia
economics
GDP
integration
liberalization
global competitiveness
economic outlook
inflation
economic growth
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
Fariborz Ghadar, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

16. Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008

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Open Access
Author:
Brozick, John Anthony
Title:
Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
moral hazard
financial crisis
lehman brothers
bear stearns
aig
tarp
troubled assets relief program
paulson
hank paulson
henry paulson
bernanke
ben bernanke
treasury
federal reserve
government intervention
File:
Download Moral_Hazard_in_the_Financial_Crisis_of_2008_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor