Selected master thesis topics

Although we are generally open to supervise a wide range of empirical master thesis topics and often develop thesis topics in discussions with students, there is also a possibility to select a topic from the following list:

Currently available topics:

• The effects of increasing the share of renewable energies in the electricity grids (contact: Jan Schlüter)
• The way out of dependence on natural gas (contact: Jan Schlüter)
• Using household panel data in combination with satellite imagery to predict local development dynamics (contact: Krisztina Kis-Katos)
• Effects on weather shocks on the uptake and intensity of adaptation practices/coping strategies among farmers (contact: Friederike Lenel; in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK)
• Can (perceived) tenure security moderate the impact of weather shocks on food security/adoption of adaptation practices/yields? (contact: Friederike Lenel; in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK)
• Perceived agency and the adoption of adaptation practices in the context of climate change. (contact: Friederike Lenel; in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK)
• Climate change perceptions and willingness to adapt, studying high-frequency data of small-holder farmers in Madagascar (contact: Friederike Lenel; in collaboration with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK)