Browsing University Undergraduate Research Fellows (1968–2012) by Department "Finance"
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(1980)It is evident that the lease versus purchase (sell) problem is both complex and multi-faceted. Thus, the purpose of the study was to analyze one basic aspect of the problem -- the lease models being used by lessors in ...
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(1997)In 1991, Michael O' Higgins and John Downes published Beating the Dow. Since then, the "Dogs of the Dow" strategies discussed in the book have received increasing levels of publicity. Although it is undeniable that the ...
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(1989)Similar to Cagan's study, this thesis is an empirical analysis of the determinants of the liquidity premium. These determinants will be examined, using linear regression analysis, as to their degree of influence on the ...
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(1989)Financial leverage has been found to be a significant determinant in the pricing of bank acquisitions. This project will focus on analyzing how financial leverage affects the value of a bank. To study this empirical ...
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(1983)In response to a critical shortage in the interstate natural gas market, Congress passed the Natural Gas Policy Act in 1978. Rather than simply repairing the problems of the interstate pipeline system, however, the NGPA ...
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(1985)The purpose of this study is to develop and empirically test a procedure to more effectively use the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) in the evaluation of securities. The CAPM is a conceptual tool used in estimating the ...
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(1994)This study examines the impact on shareholder wealth of a rule announced by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) on December 23, 1991, allowing federally chartered savings and loan associations (thrifts) to branch across ...
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(1985)This paper examines savings and loans in their recently-deregulated environment. The study involves a nationwide mail survey of S&Ls, statistical analysis of factors affecting S&L profitability and risk, and a series of ...
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(1990)In my research, I propose to accomplish two things. First, to analyze the returns of the survivors of bankruptcy on a large time interval in terms of unique and diversifiable risk, abnormal and cumulative returns, and pre- ...
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(1982)The current literature on this subject is sparce. One study by Peavy 18 centered on the building of a model for classifying the debt of bank holding companies into the catagories used by the major rating agencies. Peavy ...