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Current Trends in Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Production with Focus on the U.S.
Prášek, Jakub ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Vlčková, Jana (referee)
The thesis deals with the current trends and development of the unconventional oil and natural gas production. The main aim is to evaluate and analyze the global development of unconventional production and the influence of its growth in the last decade on the global economy and the given markets. In addition, not only the pros, but also the risks and limitations of unconventional production, are examined, e.g. economic and environmental issues. The final part focuses on the United States and the local shale boom. Based on the analysis of American unconventional production, the future of these sources is predicted. At the end of the thesis the effects of shale boom on the U.S. economy are explored as well, focusing mainly on the U.S. trade balance.
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Financial Crisis in the USA 2007-2009: Impacts on the Foreign Trade with China
Prášek, Jakub ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Erbenová, Monika (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to summarize financial crisis, that took place in the United States of America between years 2007-2009 and to state its impact on the American foreign trade with a special focus on the trade with China. In the first chapter, the term "financial crisis" is defined and then the origin and the development of the global financial crisis, that started in 2007 on the American real estate market, are retraced. The second chapter begins with a general characterization of a trade balance, and subsequently focuses on the American trade balance. Firstly, the development of the American trade balance between years 1985-2012 is analyzed. Secondly, the changes in the American trade balance during the crises period between years 2007-2009 are unveiled. To conclude this chapter, the American foreign trade is characterized and the most significant changes in trade with single commodities during the crisis are highlighted. At the beginning of the third chapter the foreign trade between the USA and China, as well as, the development of their mutual trade balance are examined. At the end of the thesis the analysis of trade data between the USA and China is carried out and the commodities, that were influenced by the crisis the most and the least, are found.
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