Founded in 1988, the Joseph Wharton Scholars program is designed to emphasize the importance of scholarly research and the liberal arts and sciences within the framework of a business education. Students in the program are required to take scholars courses both in Wharton and outside of Wharton (in the College of Arts & Sciences, Nursing, and/or Engineering), engage in a significant research project, and participate in a variety of academic, career-oriented, and social activities.

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Theses from 2023

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Estimating Police Anti-Black Bias in Use of Force Decisions, Vikram Balasubramanian

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Assessing Implied Volatility Transmissions Across Asian Markets, Kenichiro Bernier

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Sentiment Analysis in Bankruptcy as a Predictor for DIP Loan Interest Rates, Ibreez Esmail

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Lost in Translation - Language Barriers in the SNAP Program, Andrea M. Jury

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Addressing Mental Health at Work: Managerial Interventions to Promote Employee Utilization of Resources, Hunter Korn

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Attrition Trends of Malaysian Education Sponsored Scholars, Noor Safia Mohammad Razin

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Does Culture Proximity Determine Authenticity? A Sentiment Analysis of African Restaurants in the DMV & Bay Areas, Joel A. Olujide

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Short-Term Market Effects for Renewable Energy, Enrique Roces

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Is the Stable Preference-Based Utility Maximization a Good Account of Economic Rationality?, Ayana Shirai

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Integrating Fashion and Technology in Wearable Devices: A Study on Co-Branding Effects, Andrew R. Spangler

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Tech-trification: Analyzing Secondary Demographic Effects of Tech Occupations on Urban Gentrification and Displacement, Annie Vo

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Dividend Tax Sensitivity and the Case of Brazilian Firms, Martina Weber

Theses from 2022

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Who Gets Green in Philadelphia?: A Spatial Analysis of Philadelphia's Tree Distribution Program, Ayina Anyachebelu

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Comparative Analysis of Risk in Euro-Area Sovereign Yields, Sophia Azimi

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Managing Mass Tort Claims Through Chapter 11: An Analysis of Multiple Case Studies, Alex K. Berger

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The Cost of Stress Test Transparency, James M. Blume

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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Small Business Restaurants in Center City, Philadelphia, PA, Gabrielle Cabeza

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Gender and the Athlete: Comparing the Brand Images of Male and Female Athletes, Jadah Daley

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The Brazilian Stratup Ecosystem and the Potential Effects of Regulatory Sandboxes for Fintech Companies, Sebastian Ochoa Garcia

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The Future of Equity Research: A Strategic Analysis of Investment Firms, Andres Garrido Soler

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Do Stimulus Checks Work?, Miguel Heras III

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A Sentiment Analysis of Influencer and Brand Instagram Comments Before and After Scandal, Precious Inofomoh

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Antitrust Policy and Facebook’s Acquisition of Small Rivals, Ji Min Jeon

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The Linking Gap in Negotiations, Dean Richard Jones

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Non-Financial Metrics, DAU, MAU, and DAU/MAU: An Integrative Framework and Analysis, Katherine Lee

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Exclusionary Zoning and Fiscal Health: An Analysis of Municipal Bonds, Omer Qureshi

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Global Superstardom: Applying a Multinational and Quantitative Approach to Explain the Success of the Korean Pop Music Industry, Daniel Y. Shen

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Understanding the Differences in Strategic Alliance Formation in the Indian and Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry, Tanya Syngle

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Evaluating the Impact of Mass Borrower Bailout in Jordan's Microfinance Landscape, Joud K. Tabaza

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Dr. Robot or Dr. Efficiency? The Impact of Robotic Process Automation on Jobs in Healthcare, Eliza Thaler

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Scrutinizing Coppa: The Privacy of Our Past, Present, and Future, Ann Wang

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The Fair Price of Volatility During Financial Distress: A Look at the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Effect on the Volatility Paradigm, Julian L. Zambrano

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Women's Path to Tenure: Analysis of the Leaky Pipeline Phenomenon, Madeline Zuber

Theses from 2021

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Acts 20 & 22: Assessing the Effectiveness of Fiscal Incentives in Puerto Rico, Cristian A. Bernaschina-Guillermety

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Classifying Laughter: An Exploration Of The Identification and Acoustic Features of Laughter Types, Maggie Browdy

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Combatting Skepticism Against Religious Nationalism (With A Special Focus On Pakistan), Sardar Asfandyar Cheema

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Green is the New Black: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Fashion Industry’s Need for Sustainability, Minjoo (Chloe) Kim

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Mobile Money and Consumer Protection: An Analysis of Regulatory Environments To Enable Mobile Money, Abenezer Mechale

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Polluted Profit: Understanding the Managerial and Ethical Considerations of Sustainability in the Fashion Industry, Jackfille C. Pierre

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Evaluating Detailing Payments as a Potential Driver of Benzodiazepine Prescribing Behavior, James Porter

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To Buy or Not To Buy, Isabel C. Romeu

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Counting on the News: Data and Sentimentality. A 40-year Text Analysis of The New York Times., Angela J. Schmitt

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The Effect of #MeToo on Gender-Related Shareholder Activism, Stephanie Xie

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Are Certain Countries More Nimble in Completing Major Infrastructure Projects? A Cross Country Analysis of Infrastructure Capital Efficacy, Deniz Yilmaz

Theses from 2020

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Predicting Consumers’ Brand Sentiment Using Text Analysis on Reddit, Puti Cen

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The Impact of Individual and Collective Attribution on Earnings Calls Impression Management By, Nathan Chiu

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The Role of Race in Home Value Appreciation: Evidence From New York, Thomas Creegan

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Predicting the Avoidance of Body Weight Information Using Novel Measures of Trait Information Avoidance, Aleksandra Golos

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Analyzing Methods for Aggregate-Disaggregate Data Fusion, Vinay Kasat

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An Examination Of Performance Amongst Us Public Pension Plans, Richard Kaser

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The Effect of Culture on Entrepreneurial Networks, Lauren Kim

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Effects of Partisan Identity on Judgment of Sexual Assault in the Workplace, Katherine Ku

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Investigating the Impact of Proxy Advisor Conflicts Of Interest on Shareholder Value, Kolade Lawal

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The Opioid Crisis And Life Expectancy In The U.S., Gabriel Lozano

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What Happens When You Let the Hunger Games Loose? An Evaluation of Temptation Bundling as a Behavior Change for Good Strategy in the StepUp Program, Graelin H. Mandel

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Inflection vs. Continuation: A Discussion of Data Centralization in Startups, Corey Parker

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An Examination of the Association Between Mega-fund Managers' Investments in the Middle Market and Middle-Market Fund Managers' Investment Opportunities, Yingqi Peng

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Using Government Data To Predict The Price And Returns Of Timber Real Estate Investment TrustsUsing Government Data To Predict The Price And Returns Of Timber Real Estate Investment Trusts, Johann Marcos Portmann

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The Visible Hand In Housing Market: Singapore’s Housing Model And Its Implications On Hong Kong, Jennifer Zijun Qiu

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University Community Engagement and Its Effect on University Brand Image, Lina Shi

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A Study on the Success Factors of Online Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces, Tejasvi Singh

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Towards an Equilibrium of Cultural Synergy: Evaluating Anticipated and Experienced Cultural Distance Differences in Expatriate-Local Employee Relational Dynamics, Meghna S. Sreenivas

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Foreign Exemptions In Tobacco, Alcohol, And Gambling Regulation: A Topographic Study Of East And Southeast Asia, Jia Wei Teo

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Transfer Pricing: An Analysis Of The Impact Of Player Brand Value On Transfer Fees In European Football, Karl Valentini

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The Effect of Celebrity Gaze-Cueing on Binary Choice Decision Making, Noah Werksman

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Do Women on Corporate Boards Impact Financial Performance? A Study of Indian Firms, Stephanie Wu

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IMF AND EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS DURING THE SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS, Ziyu Yan

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Changing Visit Patterns In Philadelphia During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Kwynasia Young

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Assessing The Business Case For Asian-American Casting In Hollywood Films, Arthur Zhou

Theses from 2019

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The Effect of the ACA Medicaid Expansion on Availability of Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, Hannah Gay

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Measuring Firm Innovation and its Relationship with IPO and M&A Activities, Wan Jiang

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Technical Job Placement Success of Coding Bootcamps, Savi Joshi

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Assessing the Need for Online STEM Certifications in a Developing Country, Suganth Kannan

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Analyzing the Impact of Educational Attainment on Subpar Income Dynamics in Appalachia, Noah Katcher

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Risk Premia in the Yield Curve, Vinayak Kumar

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Why do People Invest in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)?, Hannah M. Liu

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Reinforcement Learning Applications in Real Time Trading, Yutong Liu

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Information Asymmetry in Corporate Bond Markets, Vivian Li

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Increasing Gender Equity in the Nigerian Microfinance Market, Geeta Minocha

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Why Are Sports Team IPOs Uncommon?, Chris K. Oh

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Comovements of Equity Markets in Emerging Economies, Ana Maria Ossa

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A Study on the Reaction of Households' Entertainment Consumption Due to the Path Act, Ricardo A. Pena

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Fundamental Signals, Future Earnings, and Abnormal Returns, Alexander F. Pompetzki

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Emotion Regulation and Incivility: keep it civil even though it may not be honest, Amy Shu Yi Qu

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Exploring An Aspirations Failure Trap Among Backward Castes and Muslims in India, Beeban Rai

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A Distance Framework to Understand the Academia-Practicioner Gap, Anika Usha Ranginani

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Voicing Stress, Deanna Taylor

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Frameworks for Evaluating Puerto Rico's Debt Sustainability, Zihan Xiong

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Misaligned Incentives: An Analysis of Executive Compensation as an Indicator of Managerial Influence, Elias R. Zenkich

Theses from 2018

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Roll-Up & Cross-Collateralization in DIP (Debtor-In-Possession) Financing as Measures of Creditor Control, Seung Hee (Stephanie) Cho

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Analyzing Price Limit Policy Under a Theoretical Framework, Shuangcheng Du

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To What Extent Would Operational Restructuring Through Connecting Market Participants Streamline the Informal Recycling Industry in Urban India?, Peter W. Hjemdahl and Svanika Balasubramanian

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The Cool Spread: Hedging Natural Gas - LNG Price Movements, Christopher L. Hofstadter

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Microgrid and Blockchain: Bringing Sustainable Electricity to Myanmar, Haneol Jeong

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An Investigation of Private Equity Buyout Performance During the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis, Frederick W. R. Jordaan

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An Investigation Into Best Practices and Lessons Learnt With Respect to China's Crackdown on Corruption, Dominic Kwok

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An Analysis of Cryptocurrency Governance, Mira Nagarajan

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Differences in Recruitment Preparation Between Business Fraternities and Social Greek Organizations, David Pang

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Measuring the Asymmetric Effect of Luck on CEO Compensation in the Exploration and Production Industry, Colin F. Pinto

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A Recency-Only Pareto/NBD, Rohan Rajagopalan