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The impact of oil shocks in the seventies on the U.S. automotive industry
Líra, Marián ; Tajovský, Ladislav (advisor) ; Jeřábková, Zdenka (referee)
The period of the seventies was characterized by occurence of oil crises that defined the entire decade of economic development across the U.S. The theoretical section of the work is devoted to macroeconomic consequences of the increased oil prices and brings the idea of economic theory, which considers the oil shocks as a part of wider economic problems in the mentioned period. Analytical part examines the impact of increased oil prices on the concrete industry. It describes performance indicators of automobile producers in the U.S., sketch the entry of new competitors in the U.S. auto market and following gradual loss of dominance of domestic brands. Work further analyzes the consumer behaviour in terms of preferences of new model products and the usage of personal vehicles. In conclusion, the given legislative measures its impact on the development of car culture in the U.S. Synthesis of statistics on industry, regulatory and economic papers provides opinion, that even though the opportunity for change in the automotive industry due to the oil shocks of the seventies occurred, in the long term remain unused which lost the chance to eliminate the potential risk of future oil crisis in the american automotive sector.
Evolution activity of National bank of Slovakia
Líra, Marián ; Zeman, Karel (advisor) ; Řežábek, Pavel (referee)
Chosen thesis of evolution activity is very attractive for me from the view of forming the central bank as the independent financial institution of the country. In the theoretical part I will show definition of central bank and I will tell its general functions, aims and duties. Then I will discuss attitude of the central banks from the historical point of view and I will introduce the central banks in the world. In the analytical part I will describe the State bank of Czechoslovakia as base condition for founding NBS ( National bank of Slovakia ). I will examine for terms which led to its establishment, its organization system and changes in the field od activity. I will analyze changeovers in functions and aims which were caused in the action of new money Euro, introduced as new legal tender in the Slovak Republic. The aim of the thesis is to examine and result the most important changes of atributions of NBS during 20 years from setting market economy rules in the Slovak area until its incorporation into the European central bank.

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