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Department of Business and Economics
Bachelor / Master

Theses

We offer Bachelor's and Master's theses primarily in one of the following areas:

  • Demography & economic development (fertility, mortality, migration)
  • Inequality & social mobility
  • Health & economic development

Bachelor theses

Interested students are cordially invited to apply for a bachelor thesis at our chair. Please send

  1. a short topic proposal (3 - 5 sentences),
  2. 1 - 3 relevant scientific articles that you are interested in,
  3. a current transcript of records

to Tom Görges. Please also indicate whether you have attended the seminar "Demography and long-term economic development".

Previous knowledge is not required. The bachelor thesis can be written in German or English. A basic understanding of empirical methods is an advantage.

Important dates:

Semester Application period Response from us
Winter 01.08.-31.08. until 14.09.
Sommer 01.02.-28.02. until 14.03.

An initial interview will then take place with the successful applicants where the next steps will be discussed.

Project seminar

Economics students who have been accepted for supervision of a Bachelor's thesis take part in the project seminar (approx. 4 weeks) in advance.

Contact person: Tom Görges

 

Master theses

Applications for Master's theses are welcomed throughout the year. The theses can be written in German or English. Students are expected to carry out their own empirical analyses as part of their Master's thesis.

Contact person: Nina Boberg-Fazlic