Theses
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My preferred areas include (but are not restricted to):
time series analysis
forecasting
modelling financial markets
modelling commodity markets
machine learning
Seminars
Seminar leading to a bachelor's degree: 190001-1460
Seminar leading to a master's degree 290001-1460
Meetings
4th of March, 2020, 5:10 pm
25th of March, 2020, 5:10 pm
22nd of April, 2020, 5:10 pm
Room: C4A.
Structure of theses
Introduction
The description of analyzed phenomenon
The description of the method applied in analysis
The description of findings
Conclusions
Bachelor's dissertations are not allowed to exceed 35 pages.
Master's dissertations are not allowed to exceed 50 pages.
Required standards
Theses should follow exact standards as required by the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
Please refer to DSL and DSM for specifics.
Citations throughout the text should be presented in a consistent manner.
For guidelines please refer to Bank i Kredyt, (guide for authors).
Additional information regarding theses prepared in the Financial Markets Modelling Unit can be found here.
Stages for thesis completion
Work in a systematic manner
Search the literature
Conduct your analysis
Discuss the results with your supervisor
Prepare tables and figures
Describe the empirical results
Prepare the theoretical discussion
Prepare the introduction and conclusion
Rest
Revise the text
Examples of supervised topics
Forecasting oil prices - a horse race between time series methods
Determinants of oil prices - structural approach
Contagion effects on commodity markets - evidence from GARCH models
VAR and ES backtesting for a chosen financial asset
Credit risk evaluation
Modelling and forecasting of macroeconomic indicators