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

  • Institutional Corruption and Election Fraud: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan
    Callen & Long (2015)
    Betreuer: Justyna Jantos



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



      Insurance

    • Time versus State in Insurance: Experimental Evidence from Contract Farming in Kenya
      Casaburi & Willis (2018)
      Betreuer: Anna Gasten



    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



    Poverty

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