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The economic analysis of the Russian Federation
Počárovská, Alena ; Jeníček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Němcová, Ingeborg (referee)
This thesis aims to set a complex view on the economy of the Russian Federation, show its strengths and weaknesses and evaluate its competitiveness in the context of oil and gas reserves. For this purpose the thesis is divided into three chapters. The first one analyses Russian macroeconomics and rates its efficiency, especially after 2000 and in relation to the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. Furthermore, the thesis describes country's energetic sector, its issues and perspectives, impact on economic growth and consequences of insufficient diversification and Russian dependency on export of resources. The main contribution of the thesis represents the last chapter which aims to identify Russian potential with regard to competitiveness, classify its possibilities, suggest solutions and changes needed to enhance competitiveness and ensure sustainable growth independent on resource prices. In conclusion, possible perspectives of Russian development until 2030 are brought forward. The analysis of competitiveness is based on the methodology of the World Economic Forum and Global competitiveness index.
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Great depression and current financial crisis comparison
Počárovská, Alena ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Horák, Jiří (referee)
This thesis aims to compare the Great depression with current financial and economic crisis. The thesis focuses on the economy of the United States of America which has been affected most by those crises. The first part analyses theory of crisis in general, business cycle and the crises typology. It presents financial, monetary, banking and sovereign debt crises. Furthermore, the thesis describes both crises and their consequences in particular in the United States. The main contribution of this thesis consists in comparison of those two crises based on defined observations. It analyses analogies and distinctions of economic conditions in pre-crisis period, their causes and processes. At the end, the consequences of crises are evaluated and solution on how to prevent crises has been studied.
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