Finance dissertation topic

There can myriad choices for a dissertation topic pertaining to Finance. Some of the prominent ones are as below:

  1. Private equity (Here, once can research on PE investments in some of the major economies and the quantum of returns these investments have generated over a period of time and then compare top economies and back with the reasons behind growth of PE in those economies)

  2. Equity markets (One can take the case of the emerging markets like China, India, Singapore, etc and formulate a hypothesis with regard to the returns that can be generated in these markets and compare them with returns generated)

  3. Subprime crisis and its aftermaths (Changes that the crisis has brought about. These changes can accounting changes, or lending rules becoming stringent)

  4. Financial Leverage (Some of the most popular ways of raising money and their effects. Which methods are the best for what kind of companies, and during what stage of the cycle)

  5. Merchant Banking (The new trends and opportunities in the business and how it has come along).

There are several more topics on Finance, but the most appropriate thing is to take up a topic one is really interested in exploring. Many companies offer help with dissertations. I do not suggest to outsource your paper and submit it as your own, but one can definitely approach such companies and use their research for ideas and then submit their own paper. I personally approached quite a few companies for my dissertation, but found only a few to be legitimate.

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No recommendations, but honestly I doubt an undergrad thesis will ever make any difference (unless you got it published somewhere important)..

Just pick what you're most interested in and, i'd recomment, something easy for you to finish in case you hit a major case of seniorities.

 

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Yes I am positive that it will make no difference for other people, I never wanted to indicate that.

It is just for my learning. To be honest I was rather lucky to get my job in the summer as I am not really that knowledgable regarding finance. That is also why I was thinking to use this time to brush up on some interesting topics that will help me down th e line. Maybe writing about hedge funds was a little over ambitious and I should rather start with some basic valuation stuff on the other hand I will have to read about it for some months and accounting was always boring :)

My idea was that u guys might jsut have a better understanding as e.g. the concept of market neutral is totally new to me. I know what it is but dont know enough to be certain whether a finance newbie could fill 100 pages about it. (and still have fun)

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I have never been asked about my dissertation topic in ibd interviews, only in PE interviews.

Best bet is to go and talk to a prof about what they are currently researching or if they know of any interesting topics. Isn't it a bit early to think about this if you just started the program?

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Bad bank management? How about 'pay to play'? I feel like we were being punished for not paying our 'fair share' for the LTCM bailout. But, we had nothing to do with that. Not to mention we were nipping at the heels of Goldmsn Sachs and not opening the Fed window soon enough was a convenient way for Paulson to tank us, while he and all of the federal agencies did NOTHING to quell unfounded rumors about our viability. No financial firm can survive a crisis of confidence....that is the definition of how to start a death spiral. You probably can't write a financial based thesis based upon a conspiracy. Fuggin academics won't get it since they've never played in the real world and don't know how things really work.

 
  1. How different asset mixes (risk, tier capital ratios, etc.) would have effected the solvency of different financial institutions during the crisis''

  2. Could also look at asset mixes of now defunct institutions and see how they compared with institutions that have outperformed the sector after the crisis (Wells Fargo, etc. come to mind)....If those fall into the category that you are not interested in...

  3. Look at the executive compensation plans and compare now defunct institutions versus institutions that weathered the storm and/or have outperformed since the crisis

 

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