Topics for theses are based on the research areas of the members of the chair. The thesis can be written either in German or English.

The formal requirements for writing the thesis are explained in the "Guidelines for preparing scientific papers" from the Mercator School of Management. Instructions from the chair are to be taken into account.
 

Bachelor's theses contain either an own empirical analysis (e.g. with Excel or Stata) and a short literature review or a more comprehensive review of (mainly empirical) research papers.

For example, we are currently proposing the following topics:

1. Versicherungseffekte innerhalb des Haushalts und der Added Worker Effekt.*
2. Die Auswirkungen von freiem Zugang zu Sekundarschulbildung.
3. Die Effekte von Jugendbeschäftigungsprogrammen auf die weitere Beschäftigung und Verdienste.*
4. Der Zusammenhang zwischen der wirtschaftlichen Lage und der Gesundheit.*
5. Die ökonomischen Auswirkungen der Pandemie von 1918.*
6. Die Auswirkungen von Fahrrädern auf die Schulbildung von Schülerinnen.
7. Kann Perspektivwechsel den sozialen Zusammenhalt in Schulen stärken?
8. Die Auswirkungen von öffentlicher Kinderbetreuung auf die kindliche Entwicklung.
9. Wohlstand, Gesundheit und kindliche Entwicklung.
10. Der Einfluss des Geschlechts in der Einstellungsentscheidung.
11. Die Auswirkungen von Mentoring auf Arbeitsmarktperspektiven von Jugendlichen aus benachteiligten Familien.
12. Welche Faktoren sind für das geschlechtsspezifische Lohngefälle verantwortlich?
13. Die Auswirkungen der Anerkennung von Berufsabschlüssen auf Arbeitsmarktergebnisse von Migranten.*
14. Die langfristigen Auswirkungen des Umfelds in der frühkindlichen Bildung.
15. Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede im Gesundheitswesen.
16. Die finanziellen Auswirkungen von Lotteriegewinnen.
17. Die Auswirkungen des Familienumfelds auf Bildung.

* This topic requires the candidate to understand econometric or theoretical methods going significantly beyond those taught in the Bachelor’s courses. Therefore, this topic should only be chosen by students interested and capable of acquiring these methods. Students targeting for excellent grades may benefit from choosing a challenging topic.

It is also possible for students to propose own topics.
 

Master's theses contain either a comprehensive review of (mainly empirical) research papers or an own empirical analysis (e.g. with Stata) based on data provided by the chair, web sources or data collected by yourself. In the case of a methodical-econometric theory theses, a simulation with generated data can be carried out instead of an analysis with observational data.

It is possible for students to choose suggested topics from the area of the bachelor’s theses. In this case, the level of difficulty will be adjusted accordingly. Additionally, students can also propose own topics.
 

Organization

Allocation of topics for bachelor’s and master’s theses

If you are interested in writing your thesis at our chair, please send an e-mail to Ms. Nassal in advance (lea.nassal (at) uni-due.de). Please explain briefly (approx. 1000 characters) why you would like to write your thesis at our chair (e.g. interest in conducting an own empirical analysis, interest in the content of our main research areas or in the topics/methods of a course taken at our chair). Ms. Stahl will then invite you to an appointment.

We offer the following dates in this semester:

• 08/05/2024
• 05/06/2024

Please send an e-mail at least 5 days before the desired date. This semester the appointments will take place online. After receiving the email, we will send you a link to a Zoom meeting.