Available Topics

Our chair currently offers the following topics for Bachelor’s theses:

• RCTs in expectation surveys – a literature review
  [In recent years, randomized control trials (RCTs) have increasingly been used in surveys on macroeconomic expectations to study the causal impact of various factors on expectations or the impact of expectations on other outcomes such as households’ or firms’ economic decisions. The thesis will provide a comprehensive summary of the existing literature that uses RCTs in expectation surveys, desribing modes of implementation, fields of applications, and the conclusions reached.]
• The impact of climate policy events on energy market returns
  [Major announcements and milestones—such as COP, REPowerEU, and TEN-E regulations—aim to reduce fossil fuel use and promote renewables. This study will analyze market reactions to these events, focusing on whether responses differ by event type or timing, such as initial announcements or international endorsements. An event study framework can be used to measure abnormal returns and to assess how long these events remain “newsworthy.”]
• The impact of technological innovation on renewable energy stock returns
  [Technological innovations can improve renewable energy efficiency, boosting investor confidence and stock returns. However, they can also render existing technologies obsolete, potentially causing short-term investor reluctance and lower returns. Given the rapid pace of development, the overall effect on stock returns is unclear. This study aims to investigate whether technological innovation is a net positive or negative factor for renewable energy stocks using linear regression analyses.]
  
• The nexus of renewable energy and the market for technological innovation
  [The renewable energy market is continuously driven by rapidly evolving technologies and the invention of more stable and efficient energy generation mechanisms. There is a strong interconnectedness between the renewable energy sector and technological innovation. The thesis will provide a comprehensive summary of the existing literature on this connection, including the methods used and the conclusions reached.]
  

Please contact any member of our team to inquire whether there are other proposals for topics or to discuss own suggestions for thesis topics.

Potential topics should be related to the content of the Bachelor courses „Analysis of Macroeconomic and Financial Markets Data“ or „Economic Expectations and Forecasting Methods“.