Bachelor's Thesis Template, Department of Economics, Volkswirtschaftslehre, VWL Bonn, Economics
Based on: Merkblatt zu den stilistischen/formalen Vorgaben der Bachelorarbeit (27.01.2026)
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%Based on the Merkblatt zu den stilistischen/formalen Vorgaben der Bachelorarbeit (27.01.2026) https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/examinations/de/informationen/bachelor/bachelorarbeit/dokumente/ba-merkblatt-2016-05-23.pdf
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\title{Your Title}
\author{Your Name}
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{\LARGE \textsc{Your Thesis Name}}
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\vspace{4.5cm}
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{\textsc{Bachelor's thesis presented to the}}\\
{\textsc{[Name of Department] at the}}\\
{\textsc{Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn}}\\
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{\textsc{In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of}}
{\textsc{Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)}}
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{\textsc{Supervisor:}[Name of your supervisor]}\\
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{\textsc{Submitted in [DATE] by} \\ \[Your Name\] \\ Matriculation Number: [Your Matriculation Number ]}\\
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\section{Introduction}
This text is in 1.5 spacing. The font is Times New Roman. The margins are correct.
\subsection{Example Subsection}\label{sec:example}
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\subsection{Citations}
This is how you cite references \parencite{10.1093/restud/rdac033}.
% Note: \parencite is usually better for (Author 2020) style. \cite usually gives Author (2020).
\section{Main Part}
Here is some math:
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E = mc^2 \label{eq:einstein}
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As seen in \autoref{eq:einstein}, physics is cool.
\subsection{Table Example}
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\centering
\caption{Nice Table}
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\textbf{Value A} & \textbf{Value B} \\
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10 & 5 \\
a & b \\
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\section{Conclusion}
Summarise your findings here.
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\appendix
\section{Appendix}
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\section*{Declaration of Independence}
Ich versichere hiermit, dass ich die vorstehende Seminararbeit selbstständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel benutzt habe, dass die vorgelegte Arbeit noch an keiner anderen Hochschule zur Prüfung vorgelegt wurde und dass sie weder ganz noch in Teilen bereits veröffentlicht wurde. Wörtliche Zitate und Stellen, die anderen Werken dem Sinn nach entnommen sind, habe ich in jedem einzelnen Fall kenntlich gemacht.
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