Topics for master thesis

The Faculty at the Department of Finance can supervise in all the fields of Finance. Here is a list of potential topics and supervisors. Please contact us if you would like to discuss topics for your master thesis.

FINTECH

Topics

Big data and machine learning
Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies
Textual analysis and other forms of soft data
Crowd finance
Computational finance
KYC or payment systems

Supervisors

Carsten Bienz
Walt Pohl
Max Rohrer
Francisco Santos
Nils Friewald
Aksel Mjøs
Konrad Raff
Thore Johnsen
Jøril Mæland
Tommy Stamland
Roberto Ricco`
Elizaveta Sizova

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Topics

Portfolio management
Asset allocation
Hedge funds
Financial engineering
Yield curve modelling
Risk measurements
Risk management
Financial contracts
Fixed income securities
Derivatives
International finance
Market microstructure
Banking
Financial crisis
Insurance
Pensions
Behavioral finance
Impact investing
Green bonds

Supervisors

Nils Friewald
Jørgen Haug
Thore Johnsen
Tore Leite
Jøril Mæland
Aksel Mjøs
Svein-Arne Persson
Walt Pohl
Max Rohrer
Francisco Santos
Tommy Stamland
Roberto Ricco`
Denis Mokanov
Dmitrii Pugachev
Elizaveta Sizova

CORPORATE FINANCE

Topics

Venture capital
Private equity
IPOs
Business angels
Entrepreneurial finance
Financial contracts
Corporate governance
Executive compensation
Capital structure
Valuation
Investment analysis
Mergers and acquisitions
Restructuring
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing
Leveraged buyouts
CEO turnover
Managerial incentives
Board of directors
Bankruptcy

Supervisors

Carsten Bienz
Thore Johnsen
Tore Leite
Jøril Mæland
Max Rohrer
Francisco Santos
Tommy Stamland
Karin Thorburn
Konrad Raff
Andrey Kurbatov
Jiaying Li

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