Seit dem Wintersemester 2024/25 führt die MSM einmal pro Semester ein zentrales Verteilverfahren für Abschlussarbeiten durch. Der nächste Registrierungszeitraum für das Verteilverfahren ist vom 22. - 25. September 2025.

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. The Impact of Gender in Medical Evaluations.
2. The Use of AI in Hiring Decisions.
3. The Relationship Between Economic Conditions and Health.*
4. The Impact of Occupational Recognition on Migrants' Labor Market Outcomes.*
5. The Effects of Bicycles on the School Education of Girls.
6. The Impact of Free Secondary Education.
7. The Effects of Early Childhood Interventions on Fertility and Employment of Mothers.
8. The Long-Term Effects of the Environment in Early Education.
9. The Effects of Youth Employment Programs on Future Employment and Earnings.*
10. The Economic Impact of the 1918 Pandemic.*
11. An Analysis of Barriers to Neighborhood Choice: Can Government Policies Promote Social Mobility?
12. Can Perspective-Taking Strengthen Social Cohesion in Schools?
13. Physical Disability and Labor Market Discrimination.
14. Insurance Effects within the Household and the Added Worker Effect.*
15.  What factors explain the gender pay gap? Evidence from the Gig Economy.

* 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.
 

If you are interested in writing your thesis at our chair, please send an e-mail to Ms. Nuan Stahl in advance (nuan.stahl (at) uni-due.de).