This is information for students who are interested in writing their Bachelor's or Master's thesis under my supervision. Please familiarize yourself with LMU’s guidelines for Bachelor and Master theses here: https://www.lmu.de/isc/en/isc-studi-wiki/study-information-from-a-z/.
In general
When contacting me, please include
Information on the topic you want to work on (see below)
your transcript and a CV
the approximate date that you want to register your thesis.
If there is a slot for supervision, I will get in touch with you and we will schedule a meeting. During the meeting, we will discuss and find a suitably refined topic for the thesis.
Topics set by me
I sometimes have (broad) thesis topics to give out (sometimes linked to particular data / questions I’m working on). If you are interested in working on one of these topics, please contact me (as described above).
Current open Master thesis topics are:
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Master thesis topics for next semester are:
The ECB’s green monetary policy and the bond holdings of banks
Regional economic effects of renewable energy expansion
Topics proposed by students
There is a limited number of slots for supervision. Please be aware that most of the theses that I supervise are related to my own research interests (applied environmental economics with a strong empirical focus, for example assessing climate policies, climate adaptation / risk, or financial markets; check this webpage for details). If these interests are not a good fit with your interests, please consider alternative supervisors within our group at ifo or at LMU.
Students should propose a topic, which we will narrow down together. When contacting me, include
the proposed topic and research question
an extended paragraph that motivates the topic
and, ideally, proposed data/research design (for Master's thesis)
Please be as specific as possible.
In 25/26, I am part of the group teaching "Einführung AVWL".
In the past, I taught "Topics in Climate and Resource Economics" (Master lecture, joint with Waldemar Marz) and "Topics in Climate Economics" (Bachelor seminar, joint with Karen Pittel).