Theses

We offer a broad range of topics for students who intend to write Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis at the Chair.

As a general prerequisite for writing a thesis at the Chair of Economic Policy, students must have successfully completed a seminar offered by the Chair. During a preliminary meeting (on appointment with Prof. Rincke: johannes.rincke@fau.de) the student’s interest and the topic will be discussed. With the actual start of the thesis, the student receives an e-mail containing the specific research question, the name of the supervisor and a list of basic literature to start with. The student is urged to meet up with the respective supervisor at least twice during the completion of the thesis in order to discuss the outline, the literature and the progress of the thesis.

The “Seminar zur Bachelorarbeit” and “Seminar zur Masterarbeit” take the form of presentations at the chair before the submission of the thesis.

A thesis can be written in various areas, including:

Law & Economics, Political Economy:

  • Shadow economy
  • Tax evasion
  • Economics of crime
  • Corruption
  • Discrimination
  • Cheating

Public Economics:

  • Tax and fiscal competition
  • Tax compliance
  • Charitable giving

Development Economics:

  • Field experiments in development economics (various topics possible)

Behavioral, Education & Labor Economics:

  • Field of study choice and related topics
  • Academic achievement in higher education
  • Teamwork

 

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