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Gravity model and efficiency of trade between China and EU countries: Visegrad group, Germany, Austria
Papoušek, Radan ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Janský, Petr (referee)
Bibliographic note Papoušek Radan. Gravity model and efficiency of trade between China and EU countries: Visegrad group, Germany, Austria. Praha 2017. 87 p. Master's thesis (Mgr.) Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Eco- nomic Studies. Supervisor: doc. Ing. Vladimír Benáček CSc. Character count: 115 210 Abstract The thesis analyzes bilateral trade between China and Visegrad group (V4), Austria, and Germany. I use panel data of 23 countries across 1995-2015 to esti- mate gravity model. I compare the countries among themselves (time-series view) and analyze the development of the crucial variables employed in the model (cross- sectional view). Further, I estimate efficiency scores based on stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Connecting the findings from all three perspectives provides com- prehensive picture of the trade relations of the given countries with China. The thesis reveals that accession to EU was beneficial for trade between V4 and China. Global value chains (GVCs) also help to intensify the trade exchange between the European countries and China. I find that Austria and Germany exhibit higher effi- ciency scores for their exports mainly due to better positions in global value chains. V4's trade balance with China is very sensitive to the decisions of the international...
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Impact of sovereign debt crisis in Greece on its neighboring countries
Papoušek, Radan ; Geršl, Adam (advisor) ; Kuc, Matěj (referee)
In this thesis, I analyze contagious effects stemming from Greece to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Italy, and Turkey during the Greek sovereign debt crisis. Using the VAR framework, I estimate adjusted cross-market correlation coefficients, and then test them on con- tagion. My research is based on examination of 10-year sovereign bonds and stock market indices in time period spanning from December 2004 to August 2012. The thesis finds that contagious impacts arising from the Greek crisis were present in all the examined countries. I also find significant interdependence among some of the examined countries. The existence of transmission channels suggests that the crisis could spread easily from Greece.
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