List of topics/Themenliste

E-Learning

Topics/Themen of the current term:

 

1. Lead Exposure and Health

2. Publish or Perish? The Importance of Citations for Academic Careers

3. Birthweight Manipulation and Hospital Reimbursement

4. Police Violence and Educational Outcomes

5. Surname Initials and Academic Success

6. COVID-19 Mobility Restrictions and Crimes

7. Gender Bias in the Publishing Process

8. Natural Catastrophes and Fertility

9. Migration and Political Preferences

10. Additional Demand for Donations and Substitution Effects

11. News Media and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes

12. Naturalization and Child Outcomes

13. Determinants of Opioid Addiction

14. Determinants of Organ Donations

15. Chess and Education Performance

16. Immigration and School Performance of Natives

17. Determinants of Judge Decisions 

18. Behavioral Impacts of Air Pollution

19. Parenthood and Earnings Penalties

20. Health Effects of Medicaid Expansion

21. Bartik Instruments in Migration Research

22. Sports Facilities and Ripple Effect

23. Efficacy of Gun Control Laws

24. Does Media Promote Good Behavior?

25. Conversion Therapies and Individual Health

26. Difference-in-Differences with Staggered Treatment

27. Wider Societal Effects of Right Wing Protests

28. Health Effects of Public Health Information Provision

29. Exploiting Limited Media Attention in Policy Making

30. Economic Effects of Unionization

31. Determinants of ADHD Diagnoses

32. Child Penalties in Income

33. Health Effects of Low-Emission Zones

 

Suggesting an own bachelor thesis topic-guidelines for the application:

• In case you want to write your bachelor thesis on a self-chosen topic, we would ask you to consider the following points in your application:

• Provide a (causal) research question for your topic (e.g. "Does an increase in x cause an increase in y?", "Does policy x cause a reduction in y?"...)!

• Suggest 2-3 empirical papers that tackle the suggested research question! Look for papers that make use of counterfactual methods i.e. Regression Discontinuity Designs, Difference-in-Differences, Instrumental variables, (Propensity Score) Matching, Synthetic Control Method.

• Write a short motivation for the topic: Why is the topic relevant? Provide context on the policy/main explanatory variable you want to investigate! Why is the topic interesting? Four to five sentences should suffice.

• In case the suggested topic is not suitable for a thesis at our chair, please signal whether you would be willing to write a thesis on a topic suggested by the chair (see list below) or you would prefer writing your thesis at another chair!