Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft

M.Sc thesis survey

We ask every student who plans to start working on their thesis in the next semester to fill out a short survey listing which modules they have already taken, their grades and the work units (Lehrstuhl) they would like to be supervised by (you need to provide 5 different priorities).

After the application deadline we will pass on a list of all students who listed a specific work unit as their first priority to that work unit. Should they not be able to supervise all of them they will inform us of who they cannot supervise which means that we will then get in touch with those students’ other priorities.

The survey will usually start in December for the summer term and in June for the winter term. All M.Sc. students, no matter the semester or program will be informed of the start of the survey by e-mail once per semester.

M.Sc. thesis details by work unit

In the following we have compiled a list of supervisors and chairs where you can write a Master's thesis. If you click on the corresponding name, you will find further information about potential topics and additional requirements. Formal aspects of the Master's thesis are explained in the module handbook and the examination regulations of the respective Master's program. 

Prof. Dr. Jörg Baten - Economic History

General Topics
Topics in economic history and long-run economic development, please check the chair's website for potential topics. Own ideas can also be considered.

Dates
No strict deadlines to start. Students may write the thesis according to their time preferences. If you are interested , please send an application to professor Baten via the form on the website. For further information regarding this application, please check the website.

Further Information
Our mission is that students have the possibility to perform an applied empirical analysis for an interesting topic, solving real-life problems of data analysis. We are in contact with earlier students, and they confirm that this is a highly relevant skill for their later career (in many different fields). Basic data sets are provided by us, but can be expanded by the students if they want. Under the continuous supervision, students may meet their supervisor 4-5 times during the thesis-writing period. Moreover, students should prepare a short presentation (10-15 minutes).

Chair

Prof. Dr. Martin Biewen - Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods

Topics
Applied Microeconometrics, Panel Data Analysis, Cross-Sectional Analysis, Machine Learning, Labour Economics, Education Economics, Social Policy

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Please contact alexandra.klotzspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de to make an appointment.

Chair

 

PD Dr. Adrienne Cansier - Marketing

Topics
Topics in marketing (literature reviews).

Dates
Application period typically takes place in February.

Further Information
see link.

Prof. Dr. Monika Gehde-Trapp - Financial Institutions

Topics
Analysis of current financial topics in the field of asset pricing, asset management or market microstructure usually based on an empirical analysis.

Examples of topics:

  • Investor Behavior and Fund Flows in Passive Mutual Funds
  • The Impact of News Sentiment on Asset Prices

Students have the option of choosing a given topic or approaching us with their own topic proposal.

Dates
The application process is based on the central allocation procedure of the School of Business and Economics. Please refer to the faculty guidelines.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least one course at the chair before writing the thesis.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Joachim Grammig - Statistics, Econometrics and Empirical Economics

Topics
Time Series Analysis, Asset Pricing, Empirical Finance, Financial Market Microstructure, High Frequency Data, International Financial Markets

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Please contact sylvia.buergerspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de to make an appointment.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Anna Gumpert - International Economics and European Integration

Topics
International economics, digitalization and globalization with a focus on firm behavior, may be related to ongoing research of the chair (see website)

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further information
Students are recommended to have taken a field course or master seminar at the chair for writing the thesis.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Jörg-Markus Hitz - Financial Accounting & Financial Analysis

Themen
Eine Übersicht über vergangene Themen finden Sie auf der Website

Daten
Der Lehrstuhl für Financial Accounting und Financial Analysis betreut im Winter- und Sommersemester Masterarbeiten. Die Bewerbung erfolgt zentral über das Survey des Fachbereichs. Die Zusage erhalten die Studierenden vom Lehrstuhl. Die Bearbeitungszeit beginnt nach Absprache mit dem Lehrstuhl, zeitgleich erfolgt die Anmeldung der Masterarbeit beim Prüfungsamt.

Sonstige Informationen
Im Rahmen eines Forschungskolloquiums wird das Thema sowie die Herangehensweise an die Fragestellung präsentiert.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Kampkötter - Managerial Accounting

Topics
managerial accounting, managerial economics, organizational economics, incentive and reward systems, delegation of decision rights, management practices. Students can propose own topics, but the chair also proposes topics that they have in mind for further research.

Dates
Students must register their thesis with the examinations office within the semester for which they have been accepted. Hence, for the summer term, the registration needs to be completed between April 1 and September 30 and for the winter term, between October 1 and March 31. Prior to the official registration, the topic and a first outline will be discussed with the allocated supervisor.

Further Information
All students writing a thesis have to present their current state of research at the chair's research colloquium (at roundabout 2 months before the final submission). Students that have not participated in a master seminar at the Department of Managerial Accounting yet are strongly advised to take part in a course on scientific writing offered by the department in each winter and summer term.

Chair

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Wiebke Keller - Marketing

Topics
Topics in marketing. Most thesis topics require empirical analyses. A small number of theses may be literature reviews.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least one course at the chair for writing the thesis.

Chair

Jun.-Prof. Michael Knaus, PhD

Topics
Causal Machine Learning, Causal Inference, Machine Learning, Applied Microeconometrics

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further information
Students are recommended to have taken at least one course with the chair before writing their thesis.

Prof. Dr. Christian Koziol - Finance

Topics
Analysis of current financial topics in corporate finance, derivatives, risk management or asset management.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are strongly advised to have successfully passed an exam at the chair and have a genuine interest in the field of finance. Applications should be sent to fin-educationspam prevention@wiwi.uni-tuebingen.de.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Ralph Luetticke - Macroeconomics

Topics
Contemporary challenges in the field of macroeconomics. The primary goal of the MSc thesis is to expose students to the latest developments and methodologies in macroeconomics, with a particular focus on real-world applications and policy implications that address emerging global economic challenges. Participants are expected to select a specific academic paper on current macroeconomic realities, such as the economic impact of climate change, shifts in monetary or fiscal policy, or responses to geopolitical uncertainty. Most thesis topics require empirical or model analyses. A small number of theses may be literature reviews.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least two courses in macroeconomics.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Mayer - Marketing

Topics
Topics in marketing. Most thesis topics require empirical analyses. A small number of theses may be literature reviews.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least one course at the chair for writing the thesis.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Valeria Merlo - International Economics

Topics
international trade, FDI, international taxation, regional economics, development economics

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Participation at one of the chair's lectures or seminars is a prerequisite. Interested students should send an Email including CV and Transcript.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Gernot Müller - International Macroeconomics and Finance

Topics
Contemporary challenges in the field of macroeconomics. The primary goal of the MSc thesis is to expose students to the latest developments and methodologies in macroeconomics, with a particular focus on real-world applications and policy implications that address emerging global economic challenges. Participants are expected to select a specific academic paper on current macroeconomic realities, such as the economic impact of climate change, shifts in monetary or fiscal policy, or responses to geopolitical uncertainty. Most thesis topics require empirical or model analyses. A small number of theses may be literature reviews.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least two courses in macroeconomics.

Chair

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Willi Mutschler - International Macroeconomics

Topics
Contemporary challenges in the field of macroeconomics. The primary goal of the MSc thesis is to expose students to the latest developments and methodologies in macroeconomics, with a particular focus on real-world applications and policy implications that address emerging global economic challenges. Participants are expected to select a specific academic paper on current macroeconomic realities, such as the economic impact of climate change, shifts in monetary or fiscal policy, or responses to geopolitical uncertainty. Most thesis topics require empirical or model analyses. A small number of theses may be literature reviews.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students are advised to have taken at least two courses in macroeconomics.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Werner Neus - Banking

Topics 
Topics in Banking

Dates
April 1st
October 1st
Please submit your application at least one day in advance of these deadlines

Further Information
Limited spots: 8 in the summer term, 6 in winter term. Further documents can be found on the website.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Markus Pudelko - International Business

Topics

  • Cultural influences on international business
  • Human resource management in multinational corporations
  • Issues in the management of foreign subsidiaries
  • Conflict resolution in international partnerships
  • The impact of language barriers on international business
  • Issues in a company’s internationalization process
  • Internationalization process of small and medium enterprises
  • Issues in emerging markets
  • Ethical issues in international business
  • Born-global companies and international entrepreneurship
  • Country analysis

Dates
Application period:
Summer: Usually until the beginning of March
Winter: usually mid July (check website frequently)

Further Information
Students are expected to formulate specific topics within these areas and hand in a one-page research plan along with their applications. Once students are accepted by the DoIB, they will have to discuss further details about the actual topic with their supervisors. Information on the application process can be found on the website.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull - HRM and Organization

Topics
personnel economics and organization economics. The thesis may be also written within a company (for further requirements for this option check the website).

Dates
Application deadlines are March 31st for the summer term and September 30th for the winter term. Application form can be found on the website

Further Information
All students supervised at the department have to present the current state of their thesis at the department’s research colloquium (roundabout 2 months after starting to work on the thesis).
For those students that did not take part in a Bachelor- or Master-Seminar at the department, it is highly recommended to take part in a course on scientific writing offered by the department in the context of its master and bachelor seminars.

Chair

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan Riepe - Banking

Topics 
Topics in Banking

Dates
April 1st
October 1st
Please submit your application at least one day in advance of these deadlines

Further Information
Limited spots: 8 in the summer term, 6 in winter term. Furhther documents can be found on the website.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Martin Ruf - Business Taxation

Topics
Topics on Taxation

Dates
Application deadlines are March 31st for the summer term and September 30th for the winter term. Application form can be found on the website. The start of the thesis can be chosen individually (check website).

Further Information
Topics can be proposed by students, however this is not mandatroy.

Chair

 

 

Prof. Dr. Manfred Stadler - Economic Theory

Topics
Game Theory and Industrial Organization as well as Economic Growth.

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
Students who are interested in writing a master thesis, please send an application inclunding an updated Transcript of Records via Email to the chair's Office

Chair

Prof. Dr. Frank Stähler - International Economics and Labor Markets

Topics
International trade, foreign direct investment, multinational enterprises, applied microeconomics

Dates
Applications are accepted at any time.

Further Information
Please contact us in advance if you are interested in writing your Master's thesis with us. Interested candidates are then asked to send a 1-2 page proposal of their intended Master's thesis project to peter.eppingerspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de by the indicated deadlines.

 

Prof. Dr. Georg Wamser - Public Economics

Topics
Topics in Taxation and Public Economics

Dates
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Further Information
All information for interested students is provided by Email (georg.wamserspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de)

Chair