Master Thesis Topic
Master Thesis Topics
Finance & Investments
2009-2010
Table of Contents
Master Thesis topic 1: The Design of Lockup Contracts in IPO Firms in Europe 4 Master Thesis topic 2: Bank Risk Management 6 Master Thesis topic 3: The Ambiguous Role of Credit Ratings 8 Master Thesis topic 4: Mergers and Acquisitions 9 Master Thesis topic 5: Trading Volume and Asset Prices 10 Master Thesis topic 6: Liquidity in Asset Markets 11 Master Thesis topic 7: The Role of Corporate Governance in Mergers and Acquisitions 13 Master Thesis topic 8: The Risk of Corporate Fraud and Capital Market Consequences 15 Master Thesis topic 9: Credit Derivatives 16 Master Thesis topic 10: Bank-Borrower Relationships 17 Master Thesis topic 11: The Impact of CEO Personal Characteristics on Corporate Finance Decisions 18 Master Thesis topic 12: Corporate finance and governance of Dutch firms in the 20th century 19 Master Thesis topic 13: The Governance of Banks 20 Master Thesis topic 14: Asset pricing and the economic risk factors 21 Master Thesis topic 15: Greener Pastures for Investing: the Case of Emerging Markets 22 Master Thesis topic 16: Understanding the global financial crisis: causes, real consequences, and lessons 23 Master Thesis topic 17: The firm’s financial advisor selection with corporate finance decisions 24 Master Thesis topic 18: Residential Mortgage lending 25 Master Thesis topic 19: Private equity 26 Master Thesis topic 20: Professional asset management (mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds) 27 Master Thesis topic 21: Banking Beyond the ‘Too Big to Fail Hypothesis’ 30 Master Thesis topic 22: Sustainability in the Real Estate Market 32 Master Thesis topic 23: The Role of Banks in the 2008/2009 Financial Crisis 33 Master Thesis topic 24: The informational content of yield curves 36 Master Thesis topic 25: Carry trade profits during periods of crisis 37 Master Thesis topic 26: Asset markets and disaster risk: Asset pricing of asymmetric returns 38
Finance & Investments
2009-2010
Table of Contents
Master Thesis topic 1: The Design of Lockup Contracts in IPO Firms in Europe 4 Master Thesis topic 2: Bank Risk Management 6 Master Thesis topic 3: The Ambiguous Role of Credit Ratings 8 Master Thesis topic 4: Mergers and Acquisitions 9 Master Thesis topic 5: Trading Volume and Asset Prices 10 Master Thesis topic 6: Liquidity in Asset Markets 11 Master Thesis topic 7: The Role of Corporate Governance in Mergers and Acquisitions 13 Master Thesis topic 8: The Risk of Corporate Fraud and Capital Market Consequences 15 Master Thesis topic 9: Credit Derivatives 16 Master Thesis topic 10: Bank-Borrower Relationships 17 Master Thesis topic 11: The Impact of CEO Personal Characteristics on Corporate Finance Decisions 18 Master Thesis topic 12: Corporate finance and governance of Dutch firms in the 20th century 19 Master Thesis topic 13: The Governance of Banks 20 Master Thesis topic 14: Asset pricing and the economic risk factors 21 Master Thesis topic 15: Greener Pastures for Investing: the Case of Emerging Markets 22 Master Thesis topic 16: Understanding the global financial crisis: causes, real consequences, and lessons 23 Master Thesis topic 17: The firm’s financial advisor selection with corporate finance decisions 24 Master Thesis topic 18: Residential Mortgage lending 25 Master Thesis topic 19: Private equity 26 Master Thesis topic 20: Professional asset management (mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds) 27 Master Thesis topic 21: Banking Beyond the ‘Too Big to Fail Hypothesis’ 30 Master Thesis topic 22: Sustainability in the Real Estate Market 32 Master Thesis topic 23: The Role of Banks in the 2008/2009 Financial Crisis 33 Master Thesis topic 24: The informational content of yield curves 36 Master Thesis topic 25: Carry trade profits during periods of crisis 37 Master Thesis topic 26: Asset markets and disaster risk: Asset pricing of asymmetric returns 38
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