Bachelor theses

Below you find a list of suggested topics for bachelor theses. All topics refer to current empirical literature in economics and require students to read, replicate, and discuss empirical papers (in the area of expertise of our team members). If you have a very specific topic in mind and are convinced that our team would be the best fit for supervising it, do not hesitate to contact us.

Corruption

• Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia
  Olken (2007)
  Betreuer: Anna Gasten


• The Political Resource Curse
  Brollo et al. (2013)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros

Development

• Immigrants and the making of America
  Sequeira, Nunn & Qian (2020)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt
  


• Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
  Dell, Jones & Olken (2012)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt


• Bringing Education to Afghan Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Village-Based Schools
  Burde & Linden (2013)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros

Elections and Voting


• How do Campaigns Shape Vote Choice? Multicountry Evidence from 62 Elections and 56 TV Debates
  Le Pennec & Pons (2023)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos


• Race, Representation, and Local Governments in the US South: The Effect of the Voting Rights Act
  Bernini, Facchini & Testa (2023)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos



Gender



• Intrahousehold Consumption Allocation and Demand for Agency: A Triple Experimental Investigation
  Afzal et al. (2018)
  Betreuer: Anna Gasten
  


• Are Female Leaders Good for Education? Evidence from India
  Clots-Figueras (2012)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros


• Friendship at Work: Can Peer Effects Catalyze Female Entrepreneurship?
  Field et al. (2016)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros



Migration



• Exit, voice, and political change: Evidence from Swedish mass migration to the United States
  Karadja & Prawitz (2019)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos
  


• Forced migration and human capital: Evidence from post-WWII population transfers
  Becker et al. (2020)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos



Political Economy



• Ethnic Diversity in Government and the Provision of Public Goods
  Beach & Jones (2017)
  Betreuer: Anna Gasten


• The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa
  McGuirk & Burke (2020)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt


• The Non-Democratic Roots of Elite Capture: Evidence from Soeharto Mayors in Indonesia
  Martinez-Bravo, Mukherjee & Stegmann (2017)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt


• The Political Boundaries of Ethnic Divisions
  Bazzi & Gudgeon (2021)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt


• The Violent Consequences of Trade-Induced Worker Displacement in Mexico
  Dell et al. (2015)
  Betreuer: Tobias Hellmundt


• The Local Political Economy Effects of School Construction in Indonesia
  Martinez-Bravo (2017)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros


• Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Entry and Competition
  Avis et al. (2022)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros


• Firm Donations and Political Rhetoric: Evidence from a National Ban
  Cagé et al. (2024)
  Betreuer: Laura Barros


• Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia
  DellaVigna et al. (2014)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos


• How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
  Werker, Ahmed & Cohen (2009)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos


• War, Socialism and the Rise of Fascism: An Empirical Exploration
  Acemoglu et al. (2022)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos


• Medication against conflict
  Berlanda et al. (2024)
  Betreuer: Justyna Jantos




Poverty



• Moving to Opportunity or Isolation? Network Effects of a Randomized Housing Lottery in Urban India
  Barnhardt, Field & Pande (2017)
  Betreuer: Anna Gasten