Master's and Seminar Thesis' at the Department of Finance

Students are always welcome to write papers at our department, either as part of a (designated) course or independently. Before you drop us an e-mail we ask you to read the document below to see how we generally handle this.

General Procedure.pdf

Apart from seminar courses we do not provide lists with topics to choose from. This is intentional as we think students should approach this unbiasedly and with an open mind. There are many sources to find good topics, for example books, newspapers and journals. Please spend some time reading and thinking about what you would like to do.
If you are struggling finding a topic we are happy go give hints and help you out! But we also think it is important to grapple with the subject.

When it comes to writing a paper or thesis we recommend you read the following text (courtesy of John Cochrane). It is intended for Ph.D. students but also serves as an excellent guide for writing papers in general.

Ph.D. Paper Writing.pdf