I supervise Bachelor's and Master's theses in the fields of macroeconomics, growth, labor economics, and international economics, with an empirical, theoretical, or quantitative focus. I do not supervise theses which exclusively review and discuss the literature.

Bachelor's Thesis:

I supervise students who are assigned to me through the central allocation procedure (Bachelorarbeitsplatzvergabeverfahren).

Exception: Students may contact me directly if they have attended one of my courses and obtained a grade of 1.7 or better.

There are two possible ways to find a thesis topic:

1. Students can select a topic from a list of topics provided by me. The list will be distributed after students are assigned to me.
2. Students propose their own topic. To do so, students are requested to send me a one-page exposé as described below.

Master's Thesis:

I supervise Master's theses for students who have successfully completed at least one of the following courses with a grade of 1.7 or better: Computational Economics/Recent Research in Quantitative Economics/Quantitative Methods for Economic Policy Analysis.

Students are encouraged to propose their own topic. To do so, students are requested to send me a one-page exposé.

Structure of the Exposé:

The exposé for the proposed thesis topic (Bachelor's and Master's) should outline the following points:

1. Research Question: What is the underlying research question and why is it relevant?
2. Literature: What is the current state of knowledge on this research question?
3. Contribution: What new insights are expected from your thesis?
4. Methodology: How will the research question be addressed methodologically (empirical, theoretical, or quantitative)?
5. Data (for empirical theses): What data sources are available for the analysis?