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All students, their thesis titles, and thesis advisers from each Honors Program class are listed on this page. If you would like to request a PDF version of any theses, please contact [email protected] .

Rohan Bajaj Measuring Socioeconomic Changes & Investor Attitude in Chicago's Post-Covid Economic Recovery Thesis Adviser: Viral Acharya

Oscar Guevara Quaglia Investigating Consumer Attitudes Towards GenAI Financial Advisors Thesis Adviser: Minah Jung

Daniel McMichael Moral Hazard in Commercial Auto Insurance: Minimum Insurance and Traffic Fatality Rates Thesis Adviser: Arpit Gupta

Sanemi Nair Retail Trading of Leveraged ETFs Thesis Adviser: Toomas Laarits

Kevin Pichardo-Cedillo On the Other Side of the Wall: The Effects of Expatriates on Mexican Municipality Gini Coefficients Thesis Adviser: Gian Luca Clementi

Kyuhyun Shim Decomposing Pairs Trading: A Machine Learning Approach to Analyzing Drivers of Profitability Thesis Adviser: João Sedoc

Dara Wang Intrinsic Valuation of FBS Programs: Adapting to the Shifting Dynamics in College Football Thesis Adviser: David Yermack

Lisa Wang Humor in the Workplace - Unifying or Dividing Thesis Adviser: Gavin Kilduff

Cong Zhao The Impact of Designated Market Makers on Market Liquidity and Competition: A Simulation Approach Thesis Adviser: Marti G Subrahmanyam

Kimberly Zhao "Vibenomics": Understanding Post-Pandemic Shifts in Consumer Expectations Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy

Nikhil Aggarwal Analyzing the Immediate Impact of Opportunity Zones on Underserved Communities Thesis Adviser: Sam Chandan

Sumantra Banerjee Reddit-based Sentiment Analysis: An Effective Indicator for DeFi Tokens? Thesis Adviser: Mary Billings

Chiara Codazzi The Impact of Big Data on Fashion Businesses' Profitability Thesis Adviser: Thomaï Serdari

Dean Creedon The Cov-Lite Pricing Gap Thesis Adviser: Edward Altman

Eunice (Yuke) Guo Have Singapore Stock Prices Become More Informative? Thesis Adviser: Alexi Savov

Prabhav Kamojjhala Does Internet Penetration Influence Support for Incumbent Populists? Thesis Adviser: Lawrence J. White

Shivi Khanna Do ESG Disclosures Affect Credit Spreads? Thesis Advisers: Richard Berner, Matthew Statler

Akhil Kotamraju Bitcoin’s Viability as a Currency: what can we expect? Thesis Adviser: Kose John

Jonah Botello The Words, Policies, and Deeds of Global Climate Change Mitigation Thesis Adviser: Adam Brandenburger Shriram Chandra How Robustly is a Firm's Stakeholder Reputation Incorporated into its Financial Risk? Thesis Advisers: Ulrich Atz, Tensie Whelan Jialiang Chen Volatility Forecasting with PINNs Thesis Advisers: Joao Sedoc, Raghu Sundaram Efe Dikmen Frequency Domain Analysis of Cryptocurrency Returns in a Centralized Exchange Thesis Adviser: Clifford Hurvich Anna Dilena Pluto TV: A Model for Understanding the Sustainability of Linear Television in the Digital Realm Thesis Adviser: Al Lieberman Yousef El Emary Electric Vehicle News' Impact on Stock Performance: An Event Study Thesis Adviser: Cristiano Zazzara Gianmarco Fratti Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Case for a Digital Dollar Thesis Adviser: Viral Acharya Lavinia Gabriele Uber's Potential Impact on Drunk-Driving Related Accidents Thesis Adviser: Ilan Lobel Kayla Han The Influence of Target Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies' Pipelines on Acquiring Company Value Thesis Advisers: Lawrence White, Michael Dickstein Nisha Honnaya Studying the Impact of Fractional Ownership on Art Market Liquidity Thesis Adviser: Hanna Halaburda Zhuowen (Jason) Jiang What is the Risk-Free Rate in China? Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam JonPaul Lambert Blockchain in Healthcare Thesis Adviser: Sabrina Howell Madhur G. Chaturvedi Sports Betting: A Gamble in Itself? Thesis Advisers: Mary Billings, Andrew Billings Valerio Mazzola The Social Impact of Activist Campaigns on Targeted Companies (Specifically Relating to the Social Category of ESG Scores) Thesis Adviser: Arpit Gupta Thomas Monsellato Applying Contract Theory to Film Financing Decisions: How Changes in Control and Incentives Impact Social & Commercial Value Generation Thesis Adviser: Luis Cabral Parth Raj Purohit SPAC performance: Post-Closure Trend Analysis Thesis Adviser: Marti G. Subrahmanyam Christopher Ren Parents, Politics, and the Pandemic: How Voters' Preferences Influence School Board Policies Thesis Adviser: Petra Moser Manuela Rodriguez Equity vs. Equality in Automated Decision-Making Systems Thesis Adviser: Andrea Bonezzi Anirudh Sharma Analyzing Private Equity Exit Strategies Thesis Adviser: Gustavo Schwed Jeremy Thomas The Impact of Celebrity Ownership on NFT Collection Value Thesis Adviser: David Yermack

Noah Britton Legal Loansharking: A Dive into the Merchant Cash Advance Industry Thesis Adviser: Simone Lenzu Emily Brown Bagel Branding: How Décor Helps NYC Bagel Shops Seem More Authentic Thesis Adviser: Geeta Menon Will Chen Discounting Complexity: A Study into the Effect of Complexity on the Excess Values of Diversified Firms Thesis Adviser: Aswath Damodaran Jonathan Edelstein To Trust or Not To Trust: Why Do People Distrust Technology Companies? Thesis Adviser: Adam Alter Corey Feldman Global Disaster Risk and The Carry Trade Thesis Adviser: Stanley Zin Sanjana Gupta Understanding the Complexities of Social Media Thesis Adviser: Anindya Ghose Brian Hao How Does Gaming Influence Depression During COVID-19? Thesis Adviser: Minah Jung Thomas Khadoo COVID-19 Outcomes in New York City: The Association with Social and Economic Disparities Thesis Adviser: Lawrence J. White Angie Lin BTS Boom: The Effect of Digital Strategies on K-pop's Success Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Mateo Panjol-Tuflija Constructing Mimicking Portfolios in Response to Market Shocks: Modeling Market Factors Using Volatility Thesis Adviser: Richard Berner Ghania Saleh The Anatomy and Performance of Distressed Debt Funds: Asset Reconstruction Companies in India Thesis Adviser: Edward Altman Sreya Sreedhar Heterogeneity, Polarization, and Redistribution: A comparative study of the United States and Sweden Thesis Adviser: Peter Henry Sebastian Stocker Revisiting the Impact of Foreign Aid and FDI on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy

Satyam Agarwal Unintended Consequences of NFL Rule Changes – Evolution of Kickoff Strategies Thesis Adviser: David Yermack   Kent Cai Corporate Bond Defaults in China: Assessing the Impact on Yield Spreads and Contrasting the Likelihood and Impact of Default between SOEs and Private Companies Thesis Adviser: Marti G. Subrahmanyam   Justin Chan A Better Approach to Platform Governance Thesis Adviser: Michael Posner   Cynthia Gonzalez iGen: Trends in Social Media use, Behaviors & Mental Health Thesis Adviser: Vishal Singh   Arjun Goyal Hot Racquet or Not? An Exploration of Momentum in Grand Slam Tennis Matches Thesis Adviser: Jeffrey Simonoff   Gabrielle Heinsinger The Influence of Evaluations over the NYC Restaurant Industry Thesis Adviser: Gino Cattani   Daniella Nichinson The Smart Assistant: Privacy-Performance Tradeoff Thesis Adviser: Alexander Tuzhilin   Kristian Ruegg The Philippines vs. Indonesia: A Tale of Two Leaders Thesis Adviser: Peter Blair Henry   Angela Shakeri Creating Value from an Increasingly Multigenerational Workforce: The Case of Intergenerational Negotiations Thesis Adviser: Michael S. North   Shawn Shinder How to Capture a Nation: The Evolution and Implications of Ukrainian Corruption< Thesis Adviser: Barbara G. Katz   Kev To Reimagining the Future of Aviation with Blockchain Thesis Adviser: Hanna Halaburda   Nicole Tucci Mastering the Commons: The Quest to Maintain Sustainability in the Maine Lobster Industry Thesis Adviser: David Yermack   Shagun Varma The Effect of Financial Crises and Dependence on External Financing on US Manufacturing Productivity Thesis Adviser: Simone Lenzu   Ezio Jiaqi Wang Examining the Relationship Between Economic Ties and Political Affinity Using UNGA Voting Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy   Alec Winshel Speaking Simply: The Efficacy of Linguistic Complexity in Oral Arguments for the Supreme Court of the United States Thesis Adviser: Arpit Gupta   Winston Zhao US-China Trade War: Safeguarding or Damaging Domestic Industries? Thesis Adviser: Robert Engle   Gloria Zheng Corporate Venture Capital and Digital Disruption Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan

Tsz Wai Au The Future of Telecommunication: The Determinants of Cellular Network Penetration and their Impact in Developing Countries Thesis Adviser: Ingo Walter Nicholas DeMasi Can You Hear Me Now? Predicting song genre from song lyrics using deep learning Thesis Adviser: Panos Ipeirotis  Sweta Gangopadhyay Theory and Evidence on Extraversion and Undergraduate Academic Performance at Stern Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy Jacob Hamilton Washington versus Beijing: A Comparison of Development Strategies in Africa Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy Heechan Han Privacy-Oriented Regulation of Social Media Platforms Thesis Adviser: Michael Posner Paul Hwang Why Employers Discriminate Against Applicants with Disabilities Thesis Adviser: L. Taylor Phillips Jaehoon Jung Index Investing and Equity Prices Thesis Adviser: Jeffrey Wurgler Scott Kim Contending with Amazon's Rise: Causal Effect of Amazon Fulfillment Centers on Local Labor Markets Thesis Adviser: Lawrence White Akshat Lakhotia Analyzing Private Equity Value Creation Strategies Thesis Adviser: Gustavo Schwed Krish Dharmesh Mehta Gold and Equities as a Hedge Against Inflation Thesis Adviser: Menachem Brenner Victoria Rusinak Digital Transformation of the Heart: Is Media's Bombardment of our Brains Driving Us into the Arms of Robots? Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Yaqing Wang Opacity and Valuation of Chinese Companies: The VIE Discount Thesis Adviser: Marti G. Subrahmanyam Jason Weitze Dynamically Selecting & Combining Volatility Forecasts Thesis Adviser: Rob F. Engle Yuting Wu Detecting Fake Trading Volume on Cryptocurrency Exchange Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Brenda Xu Factors Affecting E-sports Viewership Thesis Adviser: Alvin Lieberman  Fan Yang Analysis of Currency Investing: Are Emerging Markets More Profitable than Developed Markets? Thesis Adviser: Richard M. Levich Margaret Zhang Sovereign Wealth Funds for Sustainable Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Thesis Adviser: Paul Wachtel

Faraz Athar Aftermarket Performance of Private Equity Backed Companies Thesis Adviser: Gustavo R Schwed Luigi Caloi Challenges for Decentralization and Federalism - Scaling up an Education Policy for 184 Municipalities in Brazil Thesis Adviser: Sean Corcoran Esther Chao Personal Seat Licenses: Who's Winning this Round of the Stadium Financing Game? Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Karen Fich Understanding the Hispanic/Latino Consumer Segment and Their Content Preferences in the Entertainment Industry of the United States Thesis Advisers: Alvin Lieberman and Vicki Morwitz Marcos Galante Empirical Comparison of the Two Leading Peer-to-Peer Lending US Platforms Thesis Adviser: Maxime Cohen Samyak Jain Examining the Impact of edler-heir age gaps on family business succession in India and the United States Thesis Adviser: Michael North Sanjana Jain Can Post Bankruptcy Performance be Predicted? Thesis Adviser: Edward Altman Jodie Miller Examining the Impact of Model Age on Brand Perception in the Fashion Industry Thesis Adviser: Michael S. North Harsh Vardhan Pachisia Persistent Open Defection: The Curious Case of North India Thesis Adviser: Geeta Menon Raghav Saraogi Borrower Characteristics and Credit Supply Expansion in the U.S. Residential Mortgage Market, Evidence from 2010 to 2015 Thesis Adviser: Arpit Gupta Gregory Suter An Analysis of How Certified B-corp's Founder's Motivations, Beliefs, and Morals Affect the Marketing and Communication of Certification Status Thesis Adviser: Brian Hanssen Felipe Valencia The Effects of English in the Development of a Country Thesis Adviser: Paul Wachtel Henry Wang Epidemic: An Analysis of the Regulatory and Socioeconomic Factors of the Opioid Crisis Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Dean Wiseman Analyzing Risk in Long Term Care Insurance Markets Thesis Adviser: Ralph Koijen Jessica Wong Fortune 500 CEOs: How Does CEO Gender Influence the Pay Gap Between CEO and Top Management Team? Thesis Adviser: Batia Wiesenfeld Zona Xu Imagining the Future of American Highways: Forecasting Road Use Through Time Series Methods Thesis Adviser: Ingo Walter Cathy Zhang The Effect of Job Stress on Hierarchy Preferences Thesis Adviser: Taylor Phillips Emily Zhang Public Corruption and State Infrastructure: Opportunities and Impacts Thesis Adviser: Lawrence White Yutong Zheng Understanding Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the United States Thesis Advisers: Michael Spence and Robert Salomon Yutong Zhou An Examination of the Single-Payer System: Giving a Number to Adjusting America's Health Insurance Framework Thesis Adviser: Peter Henry

Meghana Bansal Managerial Turnover in Major League Soccer Thesis Adviser: Anthony Saunders Rohil Bhatnagar Analyzing the Extent to Which Mutual Funds Predicted the Stock Market Crash of 2015 in China Thesis Adviser: Robert Whitelaw Griffin Carlborg Women in Skateboarding & Product Development Thesis Adviser: Adam Alter Benjamin Diner The Impact of Creative Submission on Creativity Thesis Adviser: Lawrence White Sophie Frank Understansing the History of Microfinance and the Strongest Influencing Factors on Microfinance Default Status for Women in Tamil Nadu, India Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam Avishee Gupta Theory and Evidence of Non-Compliance in Corporate Social Responsibility Spending by Indian Companies Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Do Heon Koo The Supercharger Effect: Comparison of Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York State Thesis Advisers: Michael Spence & David Mordecai Lindsay Kugel Risk Management of Commercial Real Estate Loans at Banks Thesis Adviser: Stijn van Nieuwerburgh Lillian Leung Perceptions of Income Inequality Across America Thesis Adviser: Thomas Philippon Runhe Lily Li Identifying Solutions to Research Issues in Comparative Recidivism Analyses Between Private and Public State Prisons Thesis Adviser: Bruce Buchanan Kyung Rok Luke Min Consumption and Saving Problem with Stochastic Interest Rates Thesis Adviser: Eduardo Davila Cara Salvatore The Imperfect Breast Self-Exam: Marketing Solutions to Treat a Medical Problem Thesis Adviser: Tom Meyvis Archit Singi Trends in Future Markets Efficiency in India Thesis Adviser: Raghu Sundaram Xiance Nathan Wang Characteristics of Private Equity in China Thesis Adviser: Gustavo Schwed David Wang The Impact of Extracurricular Involvement on Stern Students' Post- Graduation Job Placements Thesis Adviser: Vishal Singh Dongchen Zou Garlic Chive Index and Prediction of China's Stock Market Thesis Adviser: Yakov Amihud

Ria Abichandani Implications of the Bordeaux Bubble Burst on Fine-Wine Investment Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam Porter M. Carbajal Efficiency in Public Real Estate Securities: Extensions of an Equity-Based Pricing Model on CMBX 2.0 Thesis Adviser: Stijn van Nieuwerburgh Monica E. Cho Going greek: A Look Into Food Trends, Greek Yogurt and Socioeconomic Class in the U.S. Thesis Adviser: Geeta Menon Michael C. Eichert The Price of What You Watch: Analyzing the Value of Television Viewership Data in Targeted Online Advertising Thesis Adviser: Albert Lieberman Lydia Y. Guo Understanding the Effect of Federal and State Early Childhood Policy on State Outcomes Thesis Adviser: Peter Henry Kashish Kumar E-Commerce Profitability & Consumer Purchase Behavior Thesis Adviser: Daria Dzyabura Moritz Liebelt An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Emerging Markets' Capital Controls on Capital Flows During the "Taper Tantrum" Thesis Adviser: Viral Acharya Jennifer Loh Information in Hong Kong H-share Prices Thesis Adviser: Jennifer Carpenter Sijia Lou The Effect of Government Intervention on Stock Synchronicity in China Thesis Adviser: Robert Whitelaw Amay Makhija Low Income Housing Tax Credits Before and After the Financial Crisis Thesis Adviser: Adam Brandenburger Issac L Marshall Stock Ownership Dispersion and Activism Success Thesis Adviser: Aswath Damodaran Abhinav Mittal Estimating Global Income Inequality from Limited National Datal Points Thesis Adviser: Rangarajan Sundaram Keya Shah Optimizing Operational Flow in Emergency Departments Via Simulation Thesis Adviser: Mor Armony Jiaye (Jason) Shen A Study on the Listing Choices of Chinese Companies Thesis Adviser: Robert Whitelaw Justin Tzeng Wage Rates, Types of Work, and Reputation on Online Labor Platforms Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Susan Wang Pricing of Post-War and Contemporary Art: Criteria and Considerations Thesis Adviser: Michael Moses Ryan Whiting Hedge funds and (Re)insurance: A Risk-Based Analysis Viral Acharya

Anthony Chen Patterns of Success: A Study on the Return on Education for Underrepresented Minorities Thesis Adviser: Batia Wiesenfeld Yashwant Chunduru Analyzing Impact-Oriented Private Equity as an Asset Class through the Past, Present, and Future Thesis Adviser: Jeffrey Wurgler Keiji Drysdale Crowding-Out and Crowding-In: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the NIH Expenditure and Private Charity Donations to Medical Research Thesis Adviser: Sherry Glied Elliot Finch The Internet of Things, The Merging of Goods and Services Thesis Adviser: Anindya Ghose Ryan Hsu Inequality and Global Life Satisfaction Thesis Adviser: Sinziana Dorobantu Olivia Hu Gender, Marital Status, and Hiring Practices in the United States  Thesis Adviser: Vishal Singh Zachary Kahn Seeking Consistency in the Dark: An Analysis of SEC Insider Trading Actions Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam Viraj Mehta Mind The Gap: An Analysis of Possible Solutions to America's Infrastructure Crisis Thesis Adviser: Lawrence White Nisha Modi Levers for Change: Identifying the Ideal Policy for Ending Child Labor Thesis Adviser: Michael Posner Deependra Mookim Private Prisons: Growth and Consequences for the US Incarceration System Thesis Adviser: Vishal Singh Peter Nie The Value of Yieldcos Thesis Adviser: Kose John Michael Pelts Understanding Market Factors in Amateur Athletics: A Look at the Economics of Youth Hockey Thesis Adviser: Vishal Singh Megha Sachdeva The Economic and Social Implications of Alternate Currencies Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Nilay Shah Arrière-garde: The Great Recession and The Commoditization of Hipsterism Thesis Adviser: Adam Alter Jackson Sheng The Current State of Municipal Pension Funds Thesis Adviser: Stijn van Nieuwerburgh Khuhsali Upadhyay R&D Productivity and M&A in the Pharmaceutical Industry: 1999-2013 Thesis Adviser: Deepak Hedge Rebecca Waddall The Weight of a Star: The Impact of New York Times Restaurant Reviews on Online Search History Thesis Adviser: Gian Luca Clementi Esmond Wei Explaining Syria: Analysis of a Series of Economic and Political Policies Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy Jessica Yang Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, and Cross-border Migration as Drivers of Language Education Thesis Adviser: Ingo Walter Huiling (Skylar) Yang Risk and Yield Spreads in China's Local Government Bond Market Thesis Adviser: Jennifer Carpenter

Zeena Advani Controlling for Asset Bubbles Through Macroprudential Policy Thesis Adviser: Professor Nouriel Roubini   Waqaas Afzal The Future of the Trusted Advisor Thesis Adviser: Professor Charles Murphy   Kevin Baker Sentiment-Based Return: The Impact of Fashion Designers on Firm Value Thesis Adviser: Professor David Yermack   Somesh Batra India as an Emerging Financial Market and its New Entrepreneurs Thesis Adviser: Professor Richard Sylla   Emil Chen The Impact of Education on Economic Growth Thesis Adviser: Professor Peter Henry   Sang (Scott) Chung The Inherent Risks of Mortgage Servicing Rights and its Effects on Mortgage Borrowers Thesis Adviser: Professor Van Nieuwerburgh   Griffin Dooling The Next Golden Age of Film Thesis Adviser: Professor Alvin Lieberman   Ritika Gawande Relative Earnings in the Teaching Profession: A State by State Analysis Thesis Adviser: Professors Matthew Statler and Sean Corcoran   Steven Getselevich Data Generated Copula Thesis Adviser: Professor Edward Melnick   Seung Kyu Jang The Pork Miracle: An Industry Analysis of the Chinese Pork Market Thesis Adviser: Professor Jennifer Carpenter   Yimin (Mark) Jiang Boutique versus Bulge Bracket: Evolution of the worldwide M&A market post-financial crisis."  Thesis Adviser: Professor Roy Smith   Saanjali Kotahwala A Credit Risk Model for Non-US firms Thesis Adviser: Professor Edward Altman   Jia Li Expanding the Investment Horizon: The Limitations of Credit Ratings on Fund Mandates Thesis Adviser: Professor David Backus   Fangzhou Lu The Real value of China's Stock Market Thesis Adviser: Professors Robert Whitelaw and  Jennifer Carpenter   Woo Jin Noh Business Groups and Principal-Agent Problem: Evidence from M&A Deals of Korean chaebols Thesis Adviser: Professor Aswath Damodaran   Travis Owen Building Trust in the Sharing Economy: Collaborative Consumption vs. Traditional Online Marketplaces Thesis Adviser: Professor Arun Sundarajan   Nicholas Passannante Personal Politics: When Board Committees Supervise Corporate PACs Thesis Adviser: Professor David Yermack   Anisha Patel The Indecisive Shopper: Incorporating Choice Paralysis into the MNL Thesis Adviser: Professors Rene Caldentey and Srikanth Jagabathula   Kenneth Safar The Securitization of Human Capital Contracts Thesis Adviser: Professors Bruce Buchanan and Marti Subrahmanyam   Vinay Shah The Accelerator Value Proposition Thesis Adviser: Professor Jeffrey Carr   Jeffrey Shi An Analysis of Social Impact Bond Financing: Attribution and Deadweight Thesis Adviser: Professor Samuel Lee   Chuyue Wei Analysis of Dark Pool Trading Volume of Nasdaq Securities Thesis Adviser: Professor Samuel Lee

Sachin Bagri Price Discovery, Arbitrage and Hedging in the LME Steel Billet Futures Market Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam Kug-Su Bang The impact of cultural distance on the stock market's reaction to cross-border M&A Thesis Adviser: Robert Saloman Jonathan Cheshir Finding Inefficiency in Sports Betting Markets; A Look through NFL Confidence Pick'Em Biases Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Aileen Chua From Ratings to Revenues: The Impact of Social Media on the Restaurant Industry Thesis Adviser: Anindya Ghose Katherine Corson The Influence of User-Generated Content On Brand Perception Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Mingqiu Guo The Comparative Effectiveness of Pricing Variables in the Chinese Stock Market Thesis Adviser: Stephen Brown Somiran Gupta China's Effect on US Dollar Performance in Global Currency Markets Thesis Adviser: Jennifer Carpenter Yosef Lefkowitz Climate and Commodity Prices: An Analysis of the Role of ENSO Forecasts in Agricultural Commodity Markets Thesis Adviser: Robert Whitelaw Jack Lei Climbing the Corporate Ladder: An Analysis of Behavioral Differences Between Chinese, Indian, and Caucasian Americans Thesis Adviser: Joseph Porac Helen Li The Rising Cost of Higher Education: A Supply & Demand Analysis Thesis Adviser: Peter Henry Caroline Liao The Changing Landscape of Private Equity Thesis Adviser: Ashwini Agrawal Yuxo Liu Comparative Case Studies on Hip-Hop Empowerment Education Programs Thesis Adviser: Robert Seamans Kenneth Low Diversification or Focus? Wealth Effects of Acquisitions and Divestitures in the Entertainment Industry Thesis Adviser: Kose John Serena Lu Debt Overhang: An Analysis of Investor Confidence in Sovereign Debt Levels Thesis Adviser: Xavier Gabaix Yulia Malitskaia Interaction Analysis of the HHP Multi-Dimensional Model Thesis Adviser: William Greene Noy Meshulami Water Sustainability in India: An Economic Analysis Thesis Adviser: Arun Sundararajan Timothy Mok The Leviathan Dilemma: Reading Hobbes in the Vocabulary of Game Theory Thesis Adviser: Ignacio Esponda Siddharth Morakhia Keys to the Penthouse: Why the Rich are Flocking to Prime Urban Property Thesis Adviser:Charles Murphy Akash Nandi Tesla: Supercharging The Future Thesis Adviser: Joseph Foudy Aditya Pisharody The Future Of Television: Will Broadcast and Cable Television Networks Survive the Emergence of Online Streaming? Thesis Adviser: Albert Lieberman Eric Rolston Systemic Risk in the Insurance Industry Thesis Adviser: Viral Acharya Jesse Shemen The Story Behind Social Media Valuations Thesis Adviser: Aswath Damodaran George Simmons Does the Ownership Structure of a Hedge Fund predict its Longevity?: A Look into the Hazard Rates of Funds Owned by Large Financial Institutions Thesis Advisers: Ingo Walter & Stephen Brown Adam Tiouririne Red Firm, Blue Firm: Employee Political Contributions as a Measure of Workforce Alignment Thesis Adviser: Batia Wiesenfeld Liyi Ye Searching for A New Growth Engine: An Essay on The Evolution of The Tradable Sector in China Thesis Adviser: Michael Spence Xiang Zhang Buyout Funds Started in Recessions: How Different Are They Thesis Adviser: Marcin Kacperczyk

Maria Carnovale Developing Countries and the Middle-Income Trap: Predetermined to Fall? Thesis Adviser: Peter Henry  Mariola Jung Corporate Crisis Management Through Twitter Thesis Adviser: David Yermack Ryan Kreitzer Covered Bond Markets: An Analysis of their Impact on Mortgage Underwriting Thesis Adviser: Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Weiman Ma Changes in the Hedge Fund Industry as a Result of the Financial Crisis: An Examination of Service Providers of Hedge Funds Thesis Adviser: Stephen Brown Pratik Mehta The Factors Driving Employees Salaries: Determining their Weights Across Industries Thesis Adviser: Anindya Ghose Philip Mercadante Efficacy of Monetary Policy Following the 2008 Banking Crisis Thesis Adviser: Lawrence White James Myatt Explorations of the Equity Premium Puzzle Thesis Adviser: David Backus Yevgenia Pikman Re-formulating the Status Quo: An Analysis and Improvement of Insurance Firm Valuation Thesis Adviser: Aswath Damodaran William Tenenbaum Shaking Dragons: The Chinese Economic Imbalance Thesis Adviser: Jennifer Carpenter Kathleen Vadnais Does the Media Affect Mergers and Acquisitions? Thesis Adviser: Marcin Kacperczyk Jiefu Wang Mature CDS Markets: A Suitable Replacement for Ratings Agency Downgrades? Thesis Adviser: Viral Acharya Zhichao (John) Yan Stock Return Variance in Dual-Listed Shares Thesis Adviser: David Backus May Zhan Social Happiness: How Luxury Market Exposure Affects Perceptions of Income Inequality Thesis Adviser: Jennifer Carpenter Yuting Zhang Building a Better Benchmark: Disaggregating the CPI Thesis Adviser: Paul Wachtel Jiaqi (Jennifer) Zhou Crowdsourcing: A New Revolution for Start-Ups Thesis Adviser: Robert Seamans

Robert Aeder Jewish Holidays and the Stock Market Thesis Advisor: Menachem Brenner Vitali Bourchtein The Principles of Economics Textbooks: An Analysis of Its Past, Present and Future Thesis Advisor: Simon Bowmaker Vijay Chandar Inside the Oil Market: The Relationship Between Commercial Trading Activity and Subsequent Price Movements Thesis Advisor: David Backus Brandon Chew Gamechangers: A Study of the Effects of the XBox Kinect and Playstation Move on Consumer Opinions and the Competitive Landscape for Game Consoles Thesis Advisor: Al Lieberman Danielle Even A Look at Teaching Styles: Exploring the Roots of Innovative Entrepreneurship in Israel and China Thesis Advisor: William Baumol Zhou Jiang An Evaluation of Investor Sentiment Measures Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Wurgler Michael Lavi Do Sanctions Work? A Look at Iran and Iranian Oil Production Thesis Advisor: Joseph Foudy Sue Lee Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble: A Study of Market Bubbles and Their Impact on the Macro Economy Thesis Advisor: Xavier Gabaix Suruchi Mehta Financial Strategies of Biotechnology Companies Thesis Advisor: Roy Smith Sonali Mittal An Analysis on the Increase of Natural Gas Production from 2007-2010: Specific Causes and Implications Thesis Advisor: Lawrence White Matthew Premus The European Monetary Union Crisis: Intervention, Contagion, and Country-Specific Risk Thesis Advisor: Thomas Cooley Anand Raghu Labor Union Negotiations and Managers' Incentives to Manipulate Earnings Thesis Advisor: Ashwini Agrawal Dylan Riley Incentives for Creating Hits: Mechanical Royalties and Other Income Streams for Popular Musicians Thesis Advisor: Aswath Damodaran Kirby Smith A Subsidy to the States: Determining the Value of Implied Federal Guarantee on US State Debt Thesis Advisor: Rangarjan Sundaram Elena Stark When the Iron Curtain Falls and Crisis Sets In: Understanding Reactions to Economic Shocks in the Eastern European Economies in Transition Thesis Advisor: Paul Wachtel Nipun Tulshian Money Manipulations: Political Business Cycles in the Developing World Thesis Advisor: Peter Henry Alicia Wnorowski Who Really Needs the Olympics? A Look at the Costs and Benefits of Hosting the Summer Olympic Games for Developing Nations Thesis Advisor: Nicolas Economides

Veena Bontu Pro-Cyclical Fiscal Policy: An Empirical Study of Commodity Dependent Countries Thesis Advisor: Xavier Gabaix Gary Chalik Do High-Pay Executives Perform Best When it Matters Most? Thesis Advisor: Marcin Kacperczyk Irvin Chan The Role of Prepurchase Agreements and Securities Lending in Distressed Financial Institutions Thesis Advisor: Viral Acharya Jay Julian Cohen Losing the Label: Exploring a New Model for Emerging Musical Artists Thesis Advisor: Yannis Bakos Krittivas Dalmia The Indian Premier League: Pay Versus Performance Thesis Advisor: Raghu Sundaram Ryan Eldridge Measuring Efficiency in the National Basketball Association: A "Moneyball" Approach Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Simonoff & Simon Bowmaker Natalie J. Engelhardt Color Studies: Examining the Impact of Packaging Hue and Shade on Consumer Perception Thesis Advisor: Priya Raghubir Mikhail Esipov Trading on Forecasted Macroeconomic Information Thesis Advisor: Lasse Pedersen Vinod Kasturi Investment Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Art Thesis Advisor: Michael Moses Charles Leung Piracy in Somalia: A Political and Economic Analysis of RPG-Equipped Swashbuckling Thesis Advisor: Lawrence White Stephanie Liu On Returning Home: Reverse Talent Migration of Highly Educated Immigrants Thesis Advisor: Joseph Foudy Joe (Yat Ping) Ng Effects of News on Financial Markets Thesis Advisor: Thomas Phillipon Alexander Nicolau An Examination of Implied Volatility Patterns Around Merger and Acquisition Announcements Thesis Advisor: Yakov Amihud Aleesha Patel The Survival of the Newspaper in the Digital Age of Communication Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Green Nina Patel Implicit Bias Against Professional Women Thesis Advisor: Batia Wiesenfeld Akila Prabhakar Micro-insurance: The Risk Reward Spectrum in India Thesis Advisor: Jeanne Calderon Alexander Sabharwal Asset Bubbles and Power Laws: An Empirical Study of the Nature of Formations and Bursts Thesis Advisor: Xavier Gabaix Matthew Sack Predictive Factors for Loan Funding Time in Peer to Peer Microfinance Lending Thesis Advisor: Abraham George Roman Schwartz Examining the Term Sheet in Venture Capital-Backed Investments Thesis Advisor: Alexander Ljungqvist Gil Shefer The Cost of Terrorism to Financial Markets in Israel Thesis Advisor: Simon Bowmaker Taimur Tariq Form Over Substance? An Examination of the Spirit and Practice of Islamic Finance Thesis Advisor: Ingo Walter Marina Varshavskaya Trust and its Formal Substitutes in Economic Life Thesis Advisor: William T. Allen Scott Yang Information Sharing in Supply Chain Management Thesis Advisor: Clifford Hurvich

Yoon Chang Is Diversity a Strategic Asset for Organizations in the Financial Services Industry? Thesis Advisor: Roger Dunbar Kathy Chen Consumer Foodservice in Western Europe: Identifying Drivers of Growth in a Maturing Market Thesis Advisor: Susan Douglas Gregory Cohen The 2008 Short Selling Ban: Effects on Banned Stocks with and without Traded Options Thesis Advisor: Jeff Wurgler Nathaniel Cohen Combating Global Warming Carbon Emissions Policies for the United States Thesis Advisor: Thomas Cooley Benjamin Garrett Shareholder Voting: A Statistical and Case Study of the Pseudo-Event Thesis Advisor: Yakov Amihud Shyla Giri Explioring Economic Reform in Cuba During and After Fidel Catro's Rule Thesis Advisor: Barbara Katz Aaron Gold Payday Lending: Grounding the Policy Debate through Economic Analysis Thesis Advisor: Roy Smith Andrew Goon Money Growing on Trees: A Study of Debt-to-Nature Swap Participants Thesis Advisor: Lawrence White Bilal Hussain Integration of Financial Supervision and its Implications for Banking Sector Stability Thesis Advisor: Nouriel Roubini Shreevats Jaipuria Electoral Economics: The Relationship between Monetary Cycles and National Elections in India Thesis Adviser: Marti Subrahmanyam Andrew Hanqi Jiang Fairness & Efficiency in Going Private Mergers: The Use & Limitations of the ECMH in Court Thesis Advisor: William Allen Christopher Kim Understanding Racial Segregation in U.S. Corporate Law Firms Thesis Adviser: Debraj Ray Kenneth Lee Sovereign Wealth: Analysis of Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global Turbulent Times Thesis Advisor: David Backus Chang Liu The Regional Integration of Stock Markets in Asia Thesis Advisor: Menachem Brenner Lily Mundy Patient Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) for Non-Primary English Speakers Thesis Advisor: Michael Katz Shevon Newman Securities Markets in a Competative Age: An Analysis of the National Market System and Its Impact on Local Market Participants Thesis Advisor: Joel Hasbrouck Hoshrav Patel Capital Structure Preference: An Inquiry into the Debt Structure of Group and Non-Group Affiliated Firms in India Thesis Advior: Aswath Damodaran Alpesh Sanghani The Potential Impact of Rapidly Growing Life Settlements Industry on Life Insurance Companies Thesis Advisor: Ingo Walter Sandeep Satish An Imperical Analysis of Major League Baseball Scouting Resources: How the Number and Location of Scouts Have Impacted Valuation Yields Thesis Advisor: David Yermack Chirag Shah Hedging the World: Assessing the Performance of Dynamically Hedged Long-Short Equity Investments Thesis Advisor: Robert Engle Roman Smukler Executive Compensation: Further Investigation into Option Award Vesting Dates Thesis Advisor: David Yermack Monika Spiewak Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Thesis Advisor: Roy Radner Olga Vaynerman A Comparison of the Post-Merger Operating Performance of Horizontal and Conglomerate Mergers Thesis Advisor: Yakov Amihud Anthony Versaci Measuring Internet Buzz and its Effects on the Movie Box Office Thesis Advisor: Samuel Craig

Brandon Adoni Exploring a Link Between Globalization and Political Instability: An Empiracle Study Thesis Advisor: Paul Wachtel Alan Barrentine Capatilism 2.0: Social Entrepreneurship and the Changing Nature of Economics in the 21st Century Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey Robinson Julie Burger Poison Pills on the Decline: The Performance & Wealth Effects of Poison Pill Removals Thesis Advisor: Yakov Amihud Julia Dobtsis Corporate Governance: Can Democracy Increase Profitablility? Thesis Advisor: William Allen Eric Goldberg The Future of Hong Kong as an International Financial Center: How Shanghai's Rise Will Impact China's Financial System Thesis Advisor: Larry White David Josset Determinants of the Value of English Soccer Franchises: An Analysis of Share Price Reaction to Certain Sporting Events Thesis Advisor: Aswath Damodaran Kevin Klipfel An Analysis of Major League Baseball Franchise Valuation: Are Owners Rational When Buying Teams? Thesis Advisor: David Yermack Prita Kumar Sponsored Search Advertising in Electronic Markets: A Study on the Impact of Keyword Wordographics Thesis Advisor: Anindya Ghose Yuen-Kwan Amy Kwong The Efficiency of Block Scheduling in Operating Rooms Thesis Advisor: Michael Pinedo Simon Liang An Examination of the Subprime Crisis Thesis Advisor: Matthew Richardson Divyan Mistry Does the Hand that Silences Only Fuel the Fire? A Study of the Relationship between Government Ownership of Media and National Instability Thesis Advisor: Larry White Shan Hua Michele Ng Building a Global Asian Fashion Brand Thesis Advisor: Durairaj Maheswaran Nikhil Patel Reassessing the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid Thesis Advisor: Barbara Katz Rinky Patel Effectiveness of Anti-Drug Measures: Cocaine in Columbia Thesis Advisor: Daniel Wolfenzon Sunny Patel The Assimilation of Second Generation East Indian Americans into American Society Thesis Advisor: Sally Blount Shefali Patil Perceptions of Female Professionals in Male-Dominated Industries: Effects of Gender Rarity, Success, and Diversity Justification Thesis Advisor: Steve Blader Daniel Septak Understanding the Effectiveness of Trailers, Teasers & Television Spots in Marketing Movies Thesis Advisor: Al Lieberman Levent Tuysuzoglu The Effects of Macroeconomic Data Surprises on Implied Volatility Thesis Advisor: Stephen Figlewski Prasanna Vanguri Determining Optimal Capital Allocation to Microfinance Institutions Thesis Advisor: Ingo Walter

Vinay Barmecha De Beers: A Dying Cartel: Formation, Dynamics and Repercussions of its Falls Thesis Advisor: Ingo Walter Gabriela Bis Small Cap Premium: Does Liquidity Hold Water? Thesis Advisor: Aswath Damodaran Brittany Boals Globalization in America: Our Current Perceptions and Future Welfare Thesis Advisor: Marti Subrahmanyam Elaine Chang I Heard It Through the Grapevine: The Effects of Online Word of Mouth on Music Sales Thesis Advisor: Vasant Dhar Rohit Dave Bollywood to Broadband: The Impact of Broadband on the Distribution of Indian Film in the United States Thesis Advisor: Lasse Pedersen Mark DiMilia The Social Welfare-Maximizing Potential of the Corporate Form Thesis Advisor: William Allen Michael DiNapoli Carbon Emissions: Credit Trading versus Taxation Thesis Advisor: Thomas Cooley Varun Kapur Is the Fama and French Model a Good Indicator of Market Sectoral Performance? Thesis Advisor: Richard Levich Max Kapustin The Effect of Culture on Occupational Choice Thesis Advisor: Enrichetta Ravina Lily Kim Japan's Adoption of IFRS: Cosmetic or Economic Convergence? Thesis Advisor: Frederick Choi Jill Kreps Investment Characteristics of Latin American Art Thesis Advisor: Michael Moses Chris Masterson The Shift from Options to Restricted Stock in Executive Pay Packages and Its Relation to Stock Performance Thesis Advisor: David Yermack Doniel Perl The Utility of Brand Value Estimates in Predicting Future Financial Performance Thesis Advisor: Joel Steckel Thongchai Rattanaruengyot The Nature of the Z-scores of Companies who Filed Chapter 22 and Chapter 33 Thesis Advisor: Edward Altman Steven Rosenberg From Broadcast to Broadband: The Effect of Digital Distribution on a Television Program's Viewership Thesis Advisor: Jarl Kallberg Santosh Sateesh From the Iron Fist to the Invisible Hand: A Comparative Analysis of Investment Trends and Political Economic Reform in Post-Soviet Russia Thesis Advisor: Roy Smith Jigar Shah Engineering Gap, A Cause for Alarm Thesis Advisor: Thomas Phillippon Eesha Sharma An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Investments in India on the Long-run Stock Price Performance of U.S. Firms Thesis Advisor: Sridhar Seshadri Hari Sundar An Analysis of the Housing Downturn: Causes, Consequences, and Historical Context Thesis Advisor: Nouriel Roubini Mehul Tailor Analysts, Their Recommendations, and Their Access to Private Information: Do they add value? Thesis Advisor: Martin Lettau Aditi Talreja Successions in Indian Family Firms Thesis Advisor: Daniel Wolfenzon

Kathleen Clark Synergies between the Publishing and Film Production Industries: Where Does the Consumer Fit In? Thesis Advisor: Geeta Menon Roman Fuzaylov Water in Central Asia:The Politics of Economic Cooperation Thesis Advisor: Nouriel Roubini Daniella Gelman Examining IPO Valuation Methods - Market Comparables and Discounted Cash Flow Thesis Advisor: Stephen Brown Heejin Kim Corporate Social Responsibility: Opening Doors for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies Thesis Advisor: Mahesh Maheswaran Ah La Ko Corporate Governance in Brazil: A Success Story? Thesis Advisor: Heitor Almeida Justin Look Target Retirement Accounts: Set it and Forget it? Thesis Advisor: Martin Gruber Ariel Merenstein Class Auction Suits: An Analysis of the Filing Event and Its Relation to the Class End Event and Firm Size Thesis Advisor: Robert Whitelaw Michael Nurick The Price of Life: A Study Into the Abuse of Water Privatization in South Africa Thesis Advisor: Fabrizio Perri Vincent Ortiz How Do Different Types of Rating Announcements Affect Equity Prices? Thesis Advisor: Edward Altman Peter Paskhaver The Ukrainian Political and Economic Readiness for Integration into the European Union: Lessons Learned from Poland in 1997 Thesis Advisor: Thomas Pugel Sonali Patel Harry Potterization: The Global Phenomenon Explained Thesis Advisor: William Allen Ashley Schutz Satellite Radio: Can it Survive? Thesis Advisor: Al Lieberman Leonid Smolyar Petrodollars: Tracking the Flow of Investment of Oil Windfalls - Today Vs. the 1970s Thesis Advisor: Paul Wachtel Kate Totaro The Economic Utility of the Compact Disk Thesis Advisor: Sam Craig Andrei Vrabie Transneft: Russia's Political Agent in the Caspian Sea's Oil Sector? Thesis Advisor: Barbara Katz Cecil Wang Pricing the Path of Carbon Externalities Thesis Advisor: Roy Radner Choon Ken Wee The Relationship Between and Underlying Asset's Systematic Risk Proportion and the Implied Volatility Curve and its Implications Thesis Advisor: Robert Engle Beth Welinsky Insights into the Need for Closure Construct Thesis Advisor: Dean Sally Blount Wei Zhang Systematic Credit Default Risk in Japan Thesis Advisor: Heitor Almeida

Ryan Bennett Determinants of FDI in Africa Thesis Advisor: Professor Barbara Katz Douglas Bunim Diversification Discount or Premium? Evidence from Merger Announcements Thesis Advisor: Professor Heitor Almeida Matt Chain Corporate Governance Thesis Advisor: Professor William Allen Matthew Epstein The Relationship of Mall REIT Returns And Their Anchor Tenants Thesis Advisor: Professor Stephen Brown Robert Felice Premial Discounts and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle Thesis Advisor: Professor Martin Gruber Anu Ganti The Changing Relationship Between Movie Studios And Exhibitors Due to the Rise of Movie Theater Consolidation Thesis Advisor: Professor Al Lieberman Frank Han Capital Structure Arbitage Thesis Advisor: Professor Edward Altman Ritu Jain Accounting for Intangible Assets Thesis Advisor: Professor Baruch Lev Rebecca Kleinstein Playing the Game: Hardware Manufacturers and Software Publishers' Playing-To-Win Strategies Within the Video Game Industry Thesis Advisors: Professor Samuel Craig and Professor Adam Brandenburger Kevin Koche Corporate Governance in the Telecom Industry - A Focus on the WorldCom Bankruptcy Thesis Advisor: Professor Crocker Liu Erin Kostecki Stretching Brands to the Youth and Young Adult Market Through Use of New Product Development/Marketing Communications Thesis Advisor: Professor Durairaj Maheswaran Cate Lumpp When Rodeo Drive, Bond Street,and Madison Avenue Are Not Enough: Changes in Luxury Goods Distribution In America Thesis Advisor: Professor Russell Winer Lee Miller An Analysis of Competitive Stimuli from School Choice Reform and the Resulting Implications for Public Education Outcome Measures Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert Berne Chris Neamonitis Europe's Economic and Monetary Union: The Effect of Integration on Income Distribution and Welfare Thesis Advisor: Professor Paul Wachtel Hallvard Omholt The Real Effects of Overvalued IPOs Thesis Advisor: Professor Daniel Wolfenzon Dular Pandya Revitalization of Wealth Creation in the United States Thesis Advisor: Professor Ingo Walter Carrie Rowe Housing Equity and the Long-Term Care Crisis Thesis Advisor: Professor Andrew Caplin Saikat Saha Management and Organizational Theory in Cross-Cultural Work Environments Thesis Advisor: Professor Stephen Mezias Manan Shah The Performance of Failed Bidders in Mergers And Acquisitions Thesis Advisor: Professor Yakov Amihud David Szeker Analyst Coverage of Real Estate Investment Trusts Thesis Advisor: Professor Crocker Liu Richard Wong The Effect of Foreign Ownership of the Market Efficiency on Mainland Chinese - Shanghai/Shenzhen - Stock Markets Thesis Advisor: Professor Joel Hasbrouck Yang Wu Domestic M&A in China Thesis Advisor: Professor Jianping Mei Chris Yurek Hedge Fund Returns: A Study of Convertible Arbitrage Thesis Advisor: Professor Lasse Pedersen

Krishna Agrawal A Look at Global Crossing Through Real Option Analysis Thesis Advisor: Professor Heitor Almeida Kenneth Bellendir Is It Good To Be Bad?: A Comprehensive Study of Socially Responsible Investing Thesis Advisor: Professor Luis Cabral Janice Chung Evolution of Capital-Labor Relationship and Decreasing Relevance of Worker Representation on Corporate Boards Thesis Advisor: Professor William Allen Todd Cohen The Effects of A Declassified Board of Directors on Shareholder Wealth Thesis Advisor: Professor Yakov Amihud Erik Daly The EMU: Determinants of Public Support Thesis Advisor: Professor Paul Wachtel Daniel Domb Consumer Expectations and Interest Rates Thesis Advisor: Professor Crocker Liu Lisa Filipek I'll Be Back: The Performance of Film Sequels from 1980-2003 Thesis Advisor: Professor Samuel Craig Pamela Foohey Corporate Philanthropy: Strategic in Nature, Poor in Execution Thesis Advisor: Professor Roy Smith Tracy Gardner “Down-Low” on The Pre-Recorded Music Industry: Downloading, Downsizing, and The Downfall of an Empire Thesis Advisor: Professor Al Lieberman Jason Gruenbaum Media and The Stock Market Thesis Advisor: Professor Sydney Ludvigson Steven Kleiman Reverse Engineering a Stochastic Discount Factor From The Term Structure of Interest Rates Thesis Advisor: Professor Tom Sargent Benton Lee A Pricing Model for Master Leases In Real Estate Thesis Advisor: Professor Jianping Mei Varun Marwah Chapter 11 and Beyond: Equity Performance Thesis Advisor: Professor Aswath Damodaran Jared Melnik Naming Directors as Defendants in Class Action Lawsuits Thesis Advisor: Professor David Yermack Shabari Nayak Indian Credit Rating Model: Developing a Non-Convertible Bond Rating Model for Indian Debt Markets Thesis Advisor: Professor Marti Subrahmanyam Eren Pamir Financial Integration of Developing Countries Thesis Advisor: Professor Fabrizio Perri Jaimin Rangwalla An Assessment of the Relationship Between Corporate Malfeasance and Short Sales Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert Whitelaw Todd Ruggini Key Determinants of IPO Pricing for The Years 1992-1995 Thesis Advisor: Professor Alexander Ljungqvist Vishal Sheth Executive Compensation Mix and Company Performance Thesis Advisor: Professor Eli Bartov Omar Taha The Risk Management Effect of Energy Deregulation on Utility Firms and The Future of Risk Management In The Utility Industry Thesis Advisor: Professor Jeffrey Wurgler Ron Tarantino Arbitrage & Implied Price Relationships Among The S&P 500 Index, SPDRs, and Derivatives Thesis Advisor: Professor Stephen Figlewski Srdjan Vukovic Hedge Fund Compensation Structures and Their Relation to Performance, Risk, and Diversification Thesis Advisor: Professor Stephen Brown Aaron Yuan The International Diversification Puzzle: Costs and Benefits From A Mutual Fund Perspective Thesis Advisor: Professor Martin Gruber

Neha Bajaj Intergenerational Knowledge Sharing Thesis Advisor: Professor Kim Benzoni Syed Bokhari Mortgage Finance and Islamic Banking Thesis Advisor: Professor Ingo Walter Brad Colman Fallen Angels in High Yield Debt Thesis Advisor: Professor Ed Altman Jessica Criscione Options for Entrepreneurial Finance Thesis Advisor: Professor Jim Ohlson Saumil Dixit The Compaq-HP Merger: Information from Options Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert Whitelaw Ali J. Hashmi Islamic Finance and Credit Thesis Advisor: Professor Ishaq Nadiri Kelly Jankowski Multinationals in Brazil:Marketing Strategy Thesis Advisor: Professor Susan Douglas Daisy Lin Disclosure in International Accounting Thesis Advisor: Dean Frederick Choi Mohsin Memon Impact and Value of Reverse Stock Splits Thesis Advisor: Professor Aswath Damodaran Karen Narang International Crises and Federal Policy Thesis Advisor: Professor Paul Wachtel Michael Punzalan Japan and the US: Macro Economics Thesis Advisor: Professor Nouriel Roubini Santosh Ragi Valuation of Intangibles Thesis Advisor: Professor Partha Mohanram Chun Tao Corruption and FDI in China Thesis Advisor: Professor Bernie Yeung  

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John Calvaruso Technical REIT Analysis Using Regional Indices Thesis Advisor: Professor Crocker Liu Christina Chiu Analysis of Historic and Implied Volatility Thesis Advisor: Professor Menachem Brenner Angelo John Coloma Merger and Acquisition Activity in the Asian Tigers Since 1996 Thesis Advisor: Professor Roy C. Smith John Eidinger Jr. Factors Predicting the Long-Term Equity Performance of Spin-offs Thesis Advisor: Professor Yahov Amihud Amy K. H. Ho The Impact of Price Volatility on an Electronic Limit Order Book Thesis Advisor: Professor Joel Hasbrouck James Tanner Howe An Investigation in to Modern Financial Valuation Theory In the Venture Capital Setting Thesis Advisor: Professor Kose John Gaurav Kumar Volume of Open Market Operations Thesis Advisor: Professor Paul Wachtel Mark T. Lanzana Fractional Cointegration in Equity Pairs And Volatility Arbitrage Thesis Advisor: Professor Rohit Deo Jennifer Lau The Escalation of Commitment and Its Relevance to the College Experience Thesis Advisor: Professor William Starbuck Alina Lerman The Role of Foreign Investment Activity in Russia:Comparative Study of Two Periods: Before 1917 and After 1992 Thesis Advisor: Professor Barbara Katz Jeffrey Lui Estimating the Probability of Bankruptcy: A Statistical Approach Thesis Advisor: Professor Aswath Damodaran Kimberly A. Parrett Racioethnic Diversity in Work Groups: A Study of Social and Task-Oriented Communication, Social Integration, Cooperativeness and Group Esteem Thesis Advisor: Professor Frances Milliken Suzanne L. Ramano The Effect of Compulsory Licensing on Selected Stock Prices Thesis Advisor: Professor David Yermack Vishal N. Sheth The Mechanics of a Recession Thesis Advisor: Professor Nouriel Roubini Stella Tabibova Geolocation Technologies and Its Impact on e-Commerce Thesis Advisor: Professor Mike Uretsky Brad Weckstein Euroization: Backdoor Entry into the European Monetary Union? Thesis Advisor: Professor Ingo Walter Jeremy Wodakow The California Energy Crisis Thesis Advisor: Professor Lawrence White Aleksandr Yesilevich U.S.Investors' Reaction to International News Thesis Advisor: Professor Robert Whitelaw

University College Senior Theses

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From 1894 through 1925, graduation requirements for students enrolled in the University College of Arts and Pure Science at New York University included presentation of a "satisfactory thesis" on a subject selected by students and related to their major field of study. This collection consists of 100 senior theses, 1897-1925, and one honors thesis in History, 1934.

Historical Note

From 1894 through 1925, graduation requirements for students enrolled in the University College of Arts and Pure Science at New York University included completion of a prescribed number of courses and presentation of a "satisfactory thesis" on a subject selected by students in December of their senior year and approved by faculty. Each thesis related to a student's major field of study. Upon successful completion of the thesis, the student received either a B.A., B.S., or (from 1893-1902) Ph.B. degree.

By 1925, the thesis requirement had been removed, and some students could enroll in an honors program. Honors students announced their intentions at the end of sophomore, or beginning of junior year and were required to maintain an overall "B" average. In their senior year, each honors student completed a thesis in their main area of study.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 100 senior theses, 1897-1925, and one honors thesis in history, 1934. Materials highlight student reactions to the Spanish-American War, women's suffrage, race issues, World War I, and immigration policies. On the whole, the collection provides a sample of undergraduate student research and writing in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Material pertaining to individual student records may be restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please contact University Archives with specific questions regarding access to such records.

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Materials related to personnel, grievances, job and fellowship searches and applications, and all files that fall under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are permanently restricted. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection. For questions regarding specific restrictions, please contact the University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); University College Senior Theses; MC 24; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University Libraries.

Location of Materials

Immediate source of acquisition.

On July 2, 1981, Professor Carl Prince presented eighteen of the theses to Professor Bayrd Still. In 1985, the remaining theses were given to archivist Tom Frusciano.

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NYU ISAW Dissertation Collection: FAQ

Q. What is the ISAW Dissertation Collection?

The ISAW Dissertation Collection provides graduates of ISAW the option of depositing an electronic copy of their dissertation with NYU to provide long-term storage and online access to their work. The ISAW Dissertation Collection is hosted by NYU’s institutional repository, the Faculty Digital Archive ( archive.nyu.edu ). The collection is intended to promote access to and scholarly reuse of NYU dissertations, benefitting dissertation authors, NYU Libraries, and the greater scholarly community.

Q. What are the benefits of depositing with the ISAW Dissertation Collection?

Benefits to authors include:

1. A permanent URL for the dissertation that will never change and can be used as a citation or link in the author’s CV, online profiles, etc. 2. Greater discoverability : the ISAW Dissertation Collection is intended to be a highly visible repository of NYU digital scholarship and can be picked up by major search engines, such as Google Scholar. 3. The ability to include images or other third-party copyrighted materials within the dissertation, in accordance with fair use . Under ProQuest/UMI’s current policies and practices, authors are required to submit proof of copyright permission in order to include any third-party images or other copyrighted works. Images without accompanying permissions are typically removed by ProQuest prior to distribution via PQDT. This means that authors must either deal with the potentially burdensome and/or expensive process of obtaining permissions from rights holders, or have images stripped from their dissertation. 4. A no-cost option for making a dissertation publicly available to anyone with internet access, and/or “open access” via a Creative Commons license . ProQuest also offers an open access publishing option, but charges authors a fee for this (currently $150). Making dissertations available openly can broaden audience, increase citations, and allow potential employers and publishers to more easily find the work.

5. An embargo option: The ability to restrict access to your work for the same amount of time allowed under the ProQuest Dissertation Agreement (6 months, 1 year, or 2 years).

6. Archival preservation : ProQuest has made no commitment to preserve NYU dissertations. The ISAW Dissertation Collection through the NYU Faculty Digital Archive provides state-of-the-art archival digital preservation.

Q. Am I required to deposit my dissertation in the ISAW Dissertation Collection?

No. You are required to deposit your dissertation in ProQuest, but submission to the ISAW Dissertation Collection is optional. That said, ISAW strongly encourages you to deposit your dissertation in the ISAW Dissertation Collection as part of its commitment to fair use and open access and its interest in ensuring that a complete version of your dissertation is preserved. Q. Am I required to submit my dissertation to ProQuest?

Yes. NYU’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences requires that all completed dissertations be electronically deposited with ProQuest. See: http://gsas.nyu.edu/page/grad.life.dissertation . ProQuest will in turn distribute your thesis via its online subscription database after a maximum embargo period of 2 years.

Q. I signed a ProQuest Dissertation Agreement. Can I still deposit my dissertation with ISAW?

Yes. The agreement that graduating students sign with ProQuest is non-exclusive, and allows for alternative distribution methods like the ISAW Dissertation Collection. As the author, you own the copyright to your work, and you retain that copyright under both the ProQuest agreement and the ISAW Dissertation Deposit Form .

Q. Can I place an embargo on access to my dissertation?

Yes. Theses included in the ISAW Dissertation Collection will have the same embargo period you selected on your ProQuest Dissertation Agreement. The embargo periods offered by ProQuest are 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years. After a maximum embargo period of 2 years, all NYU dissertations become available through ProQuest’s subscription database.

Q. Can I include images or other copyrighted materials?

Images can be included in dissertations distributed via the ISAW Dissertation Collection when in  accordance with fair use, or with permission from the copyright holder. (This is a more open policy than that offered by ProQuest, which requires you to obtain licenses for any third-party copyrighted material included in your dissertation.) Prior to submitting your thesis to the ISAW Dissertation Collection, you should ensure that any third-party copyrighted materials are used in a manner consistent with fair use law and best practices, as set forth in Visual Resource Association: Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, &  Study , principle 6, and the Fair Use section of NYU’s guide to copyright law  as it relates to academic research, teaching, and publication, created by April Hathcock, Scholarly Communications Librarian at NYU. Q. Who will have access to my dissertation?

Dissertations included in the ISAW Dissertation Collection are available online to the general public under the copyright license you select with your submission. Please bear in mind that all NYU dissertations will be distributed by ProQuest as part of their subscription database after a maximum embargo period of two years.

Q. Who holds the copyright to my dissertation, and will including it in the ISAW Dissertation Collection affect its copyright status?

As the author of your dissertation, you retain full ownership rights to its copyright, including the right to republish or otherwise use all or part of the dissertation in future works (such as articles or books). Including your dissertation in the ISAW Dissertation Collection means granting a non-exclusive license to ISAW and NYU for online distribution, but the copyright itself belongs to you. 

Q. What does it mean to distribute my dissertation under a Creative Commons license?

Creative Commons licenses are a way for you as an author to retain the copyright to your work, while allowing others to copy, distribute, and make certain other uses of  it. The ISAW Dissertation Collection uses an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license allows others to freely copy, share, and reuse your work for non-commercial purposes only, provided they attribute you as its creator.

To learn more, visit creativecommons.org   or see this useful guide   to Creative Commons licenses created by April Hathcock, NYU’s Scholarly Communications Librarian.

Q. Will issuing my dissertation online make it more difficult to find a publisher?

It’s understandable to be worried that making your dissertation available may harm your chances of finding a publisher. However, there’s little evidence to date to suggest that online distribution will make a book proposal less appealing to an academic press. Audrey Truschke, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University, has written a series of blog posts   about online publication of dissertations, concluding that “most university press editors said they never look for, much less at, the earlier dissertation form of a book they decide to publish... Editors evaluate revisions and whether a manuscript is ready for publication independent of any review of the dissertation and usually without even bothering to determine if the thesis is available online.” Indeed, making your dissertation available online could make your work more appealing by making your work more visible and increasing the likelihood of other scholars citing you. Most importantly, you should bear in mind that your dissertation will be available through ProQuest after a maximum of two years, regardless of whether you include it in the ISAW Dissertation Collection or not.

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New York University History MA Programs

Distinguished Theses

Here is a selection of our most outstanding these since 2020. Distinguished theses are nominated by the advisor, and awarded by an independent faculty committee. Authors have the option of posting the entire thesis or just an abstract. If you would like to see the entire thesis, you are encouraged to contact the author directly.

• Gallagher, Anna – “To Purchase or Hire”: Life at the Convergence of Freedom and Slavery in British Occupied New York, 1776-1783
• Perlman, Jason – How Jewish Leaders Lobbied for Rights and Renegotiate Community While Besieged in Dutch Brazil, 1645-1654