Thesis topics are developed by GIMLA since November 2018. The first students have already handed-in their thesis. On this page, interested students but also potential institutional partners can find more information about already completed projects and thesis assignments. Full texts of the submitted theses can be requested.
The Informal Economy in Latin America – Reviewing Policy Interventions
The concept of the informal economy has been coined in the 1970s based on research in Africa. Later institutionalized by the ILO, discourses, and policy interventions have been particularly vivid in Latin America. Despite over four decades, there is no common agreement on definitions, measurements, and way of interventions. This research advances our knowledge of the informal economy with a special focus on policy interventions, government programs, and specific projects initiated by the public, private, or civic sector.
Collaborating Partner: WISE
Status: Completed.
Output: Master Thesis by MIA student Lukas Jähn "The Informal Economy in Latin America - a Taxonomic Analysis of Policy Interventions" to be submitted soon.
Fostering Social Enterpreneurship in Ecuador
Social enterpreneurs are increasingly recognized as critical agents in advancing not only the economic development of a country but also in contributing to more inclusice and sustainable socieites. In parternship with the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AEI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) an analysis was carried out to assess the enterpreneurial ecosystem in Ecuador and identify regulatory possibilities to stimulate social enterpreneurship in the country.
Collaborating Partner: GIZ, AEI
Status: Completed
Output: Master Thesis by MBM student Tabea Savoldelli, "Fostering Social Entrepreneurship in Ecuador" handed in on August 19, 2019.
Overview of GIMLA supervised HSG Theses submitted in 2019
- Carla Reiss, Bachelor Thesis: Smart cities and participation - A literature review of Spanish speaking Latin America
- Tabea Savoldelli, Master Thesis in MBM: Fostering social entrepreneurship in Ecuador - Gaps in the enterpreneurial ecosystem
- Marc Arnold, Bachelor Thesis in BA: Understanding Brazil's role in the journey of special treatment in trade
- Camila Lozano, Bachelor Thesis in IA: To what extent is the social dimension crucial to establish a Circular Economy? A Swiss-Colombian intergovernmental collaboration in the e-waste sector