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The determinants of access to finance: evidence for transition economies
Cazachevici, Alina ; Horváth, Roman (advisor) ; Benáček, Vladimír (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Social Sciences Institute of Economic Studies MASTER THESIS The determinants of access to finance. Evidence for transition economies Author: Alina Cazachevici Supervisor: Roman Horvath, Ph.D. Academic Year: 2012/2013 Abstract The thesis provides an empirical analysis of impact of country-level and firm-level determinants on access to finance in transition economies. Generalized Ordered Logit model is applied on survey data for transition countries, combined with financial market indicators. The results show that higher concentration in banking sector, as well as higher financial deepening have a positive impact on access to finance, while volatile macroeconomic environment, higher implication of foreign-owned and state- owned banks seems to be perceived as increasing obstacles in accessing external financing. Combining indexes for liberalization in banking sector and liberalization of securities markets proved that before liberalization process firms had better access to finance. One of the possible explanations is that before liberalization state banks were forced by politicians to issue more loans, while after reforms the political pressure was removed, imposing stricter conditions for loan granting. Inclusion of corruption variable yields expectable results that...
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Economic and legal aspects of foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic
Hrazdíra, Adam ; Bažantová, Ilona (advisor) ; Dupáková, Lenka (referee)
Economic and legal aspects of foreign direct investment in the Czech Republic Abstract The thesis deals with the issue of foreign direct investment and investment incentives in the Czech Republic from an economic and legal point of view. The thesis defines the term FDI in the legislative framework and analyses from the available literature its positive and negative impacts on the host country and economic growth. Within the work, the genesis and development of the key Act No. 72/2000 is analysed in detail. The work aims to confirm the impact of changes in investment incentives on the inflow of FDI in the Czech Republic in the last two decades. The institutional role of CzechInvest and the procedure for approving investment incentives is also part of this work. Based on several studies, the thesis presents a dissenting opinion on the impact of investment incentives on the inflow of new investments and the overall economic advantage of these subsidies. In terms of statistical data, the work analyses both data on investment incentives and the inflow of FDI into the Czech Republic, both from a territorial and sectoral point of view. Part of the work is also an overview of the main determinants defined by experts influencing the inflow of FDI into the host countries. The work analyses the current development of...
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Evaluation of Common Injuries and Determinants of Participation in the Programme of a Running Institution
Rejzková, Dominika ; Pavlů, Dagmar (advisor) ; Vomáčková, Helena (referee)
Thesis title: Evaluation of Common Injuries and Determinants of Participation in the Programme of a Running Institution. Aim of the thesis: The aim of the research is to evaluate the most common injuries for women in an amateur running organization and their possible causes. The partial goal is to evaluate key determinansts of female runners' enrollment in the training courses. Methods used: The diploma thesis contains theoretical knowledge acquired from Czech and foreign literature. In the work, the method of questionnaire survey was used which covered female runners in a selected amateur running organization. In total, 106 questionnaires were evaluated using Microsoft Excel and its functions. Results: Out of the total of 106 female runners, 38 were injured, representing 35.8 %. The most common injury in a selected running organisation were ankle distortions (34.2%), further, painful lower leg syndrome (23.7%) and, in the 3rd place, muscle injuries (21.1 %). Among the most common causes of injuries was stepping wrong, as well as uneven surface or a significant increase in the running distance. The key determinants of female runners' enrollment in training courses included "compelling myself to regular running", improving physical condition, improving running technique and losing weight. Keywords:...
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Moral distress in daily nursing practise on Intensive care units
Gombíková, Alena ; Mareš, Jiří (advisor) ; Vaňková, Dana (referee)
Name and surname of the author: Alena Gombíková Institution: Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové Department of nonmedical studies Title: Moral distress in daily nursing practise on Intensive care units Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Jiří Mareš, CSc. Number of pages: 135 Number of attachments: 8 Year of defense: 2021 Keywords: Stress, moral distress, moral residue, moral sensitivity, determinants Bachelor thesis deals with the concept of moral distress and his influence on manin this case the nurse. The theoretical part focuses on the interpretation of the concept of moral distress, how and when it can arise, what it can endanger. It defines the notion of moral sensibility, the moral residue. It defines the demands on nurses and determinants, which can lead to the occurrence of moral distress in health. Interpreted A stress reaction in general to make it obvious its effect on the Somatic page. In conclusion, there are simple procedures to reduce the impact of stress reactions. The empirical section contains research using the Czech version of the Dutch questionnaire on the moral distress of nurses. Research was conducted on 69 nurses working in ARO, Surgical ICU and Neonatology ICU. There were no statistically significant differences in the incidence and experience of moral distress...
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Depression in aging population: Social and economic determinants
Šafářová, Kristýna ; Votápková, Jana (advisor) ; Šlegerová, Lenka (referee)
Depression among aging population is a common phenomenon. This thesis studies potential socioeconomic and health-related factors as determinants of depression. We analyse a cross-sectional dataset of European residents aged 50+, provided by the SHARE project. Hypotheses regarding the factors are formulated based on existing literature. A logistic regression is applied and a number of robustness checks is carried out. A significant positive relationship is found between depression and factors associated with poor physical health and financial difficulties. The odds of depression incidence increase substantially for women both in the Czech Republic and Europe. Stratified analysis points that being employed reduces the chance of developing depression among the Europeans aged 50-64, while it increases the chance significantly for the Czechs aged 65+. 1
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Demographic revolution in developing countries with a special regards to Africa and Zimbabwe
Muza, Collet ; Pavlík, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Fialová, Ludmila (referee) ; Pechholdová, Markéta (referee)
The demographic revolution in developing countries and Africa with special regards to Zimbabwe Abstract This dissertation aimed to examine the demographic revolution in developing countries, Africa and Zimbabwe. The decline of mortality and fertility everywhere in the world demonstrates the importance of the demographic revolution as a global process. While this universality was central to classic revolution theory, for many decades, it was questioned by demographers because fertility and mortality in Africa did not seem to follow the expected pathway. In sub-Saharan Africa the demographic revolution has been characterised by lagging, discontinuation and is occurring at a faster pace against low levels of socioeconomic development than observed in Europe, which has consequences for population dynamics. Questions have emerged if Africa is indeed different and a homogenous continent regarding demographic processes? However, empirical studies that have explored the unique demographic revolution starting from developing countries, Africa and Zimbabwe are lacking. The first part of the thesis on developing countries showed variations in the reaction of fertility to mortality decrease with historically small gaps and extended gaps in more recent revolutions, plus the much faster decrease in vital rates in many...
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Government investment in the Czech Republic
RENDLOVÁ, Šárka
Investments significantly affect development of economy in both short-term and long-term periods. The income effect of investment has a short-term impact on the aggregate demand. Aggregate supply is influenced by the capacity effect and it only manifests in a long-term period. Many studies analyse development of government investments. Some of these analyses are cited in this work, which compares various determinants that have an impact on the size and dynamics of government investments. Preliminarily it is possible to conclude that the main determinants are economic, fiscal policy, political-economical factors. For example, in the times of economic crisis government investments are first expenditures to cut. The aim of this work is how the mentioned factors affect growth and development of the investments in the Czech Republic. In empirical analysis the data from Eurostat for period 1995-2016 are used and they are also examined in terms of size, development and structure. Then the correlation analysis is used to examine how much selected factors influence investments. After correlation analysis the regression analysis is used for generating resulting models.
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Determined Proper Nouns in the Present-Day French
PECHOVÁ, Barbora
This Bachelor's thesis deals with determined proper nouns in the Present-Day French. It is divided into the theoretical and the experimental part. The aim of the first part is to describe determinants and their function in French. After that, the thesis focuses on proper nouns with regard to their semantic properties and deals with determination of proper nouns, including an explanation of the use of determinants as a part of these nominal groups. The experimental part consists of analyzing some selected proper nouns and of searching possible Czech equivalents for French determinants in the Czech National Corpus.
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Liquidity management of banks and other financial institutions
Hanzálek, Michal ; Brůna, Karel (advisor) ; Obešlo, František (referee)
Diploma thesis focuses on liquidity risk management of commercial banks in the Czech banking market in 2002-2015. This main goal is achieved through a comprehensive analysis within a framework that uses several different methods. A theoretical framework for bank liquidity management is drawn up for a theoretical evaluation, summary of the current literature and a summary of the regulatory framework including the newly introduced Basel III requirements and indicators is put together. The research part is focused on assessing the development and current state of liquidity of Czech banks by analyzing of liquidity ratios and regression analysis of panel data. The level of liquidity and the size of the liquid pillow is judged to be sufficient and stable from the results of the individual analyses. The net position of Czech banks on the interbank market on an international scale also reflects a good level of liquidity. The major determinants of Czech bank liquidity in the period under review were mainly capital adequacy, bank size, loan portfolio quality, growth rate of GDP and interest rates.
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Applying Lean in Hypermarkets
Bobrytskyy, Serhiy ; Martínez, Felipe (advisor) ; Jirsák, Petr (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis focuses on the determinants of hypermarkets and areas for lean and operational management application. The goal of the thesis is to determine the applicability of lean and operational management tools in hypermarkets. The method of the analyses is the critical case study using the deductive approach. The theoretical part explains the main factors forming hypermarket and the main lean tools which can be applied for this topic. The practical part includes the different analyses of the observed hypermarket and the possible ways to improve the current situation there, using the lean management. The output of the thesis is the project for improvement, which can be used for the real-life application.
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