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Bank regulatory standards and supervision: The impact on the of banks' efficiency
Kufnerová, Andrea ; Fišerová, Tereza (advisor) ; Havránková, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis examines the bank efficiency and the impact of the regulatory and supervisory instruments on the efficiency of banks actively performing on the financial markets in the countries of European Union. Our analysis concerns 8-year time period, covering also the period of global financial crisis with the aim to determine possible changes in the relationship regulation versus efficiency. We apply SFA Fourier-flexible model for estimation of profit and cost efficiency scores. Consequently we use GLS panel data estimation in order to test for the regulatory determinants of efficiency, we have specified 6 various models with the focus on different regulatory instruments. Results firstly suggest that high cost efficiency does not necessarily imply high bank profit efficiency. Secondly, we uncovered the negative relation between market concentration, the level of development of financial market and the cost efficiency of foreign banks. Thirdly, we also found evidence supporting the assumption of positive impact of private monitoring and the independence of supervisory authority implying the increasing of transparency in the market. Additionally, we uncovered support for negative effect of activity and diversification restrictions. However, the results concerning the financial crisis period are...
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Treating social media platforms as public utility: the case of the DSA package
Rybnikár, Jakub ; Špelda, Petr (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee)
Social media platforms have become deeply entrenched in contemporary social reality. For this, there has been a surge in scholarship investigating the numerous harms and risks such technoscientific artifacts pose to society. To tackle the risks, the European Union has put forward a set of policy initiatives and legislative proposals that ought to provide a comprehensive response to the increasingly fragile security environment. Despite recent efforts to take on this emerging security threat, there has been very little theoretical and empirical scholarship regarding the intersection between security, technology and law. One of the most intriguing, yet heavily understudied, areas of this intersection is the conceptual understanding of social media platforms. Based on recent insights from security, media and legal scholars, this thesis seeks to introduce a new agenda to the discipline of security studies by applying a novel concept, it being public utility, on social media platforms and thus producing crucial empirical evidence. Utilizing the multiple streams framework, the thesis performs a qualitative content analysis on the EU stakeholders' contributions to the European Commission consultation on the Digital Services Act package. The analysis of the selected texts reveals a significant overlap...
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Air conditioning design in a disco club
Kvasnica, Peter ; Rubinová, Olga (referee) ; Blasinski, Petr (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the design of air conditioning systems of a disco club, which is divided into two functional zones, the dance area, and the backstage area. The main objective of the thesis is to propose suitable controls and systems for air management and maintaining optimal climate conditions in both zones. The theoretical part addresses the measurement and regulation of dehumidification. It discusses the impact of humidity on comfort and environmental quality, dehumidification technologies and methods, parameters of air dehumidification, and methods for measuring relative humidity of air. The next section of the thesis deals with the computational part, where the object is analyzed, parameters and thermal balances of the object are proposed. Air flow calculations, dimensioning of distribution elements and piping network, and the design of appropriate air conditioning units are also performed.
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Regulation of insect pheromone biosynthesis
Halmová, Martina ; Pichová, Iva (advisor) ; Valterová, Irena (referee)
Pheromones are compounds emitted by insects and vertebrates that specifically modulate the behaviour of the same species. Based on the role, pheromones are classified into different types such as releaser pheromones, primer pheromones, sex pheromones, aggregation pheromones, alarm pheromones and trail pheromones. Insect pheromones are volatile substances consisting mostly of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, aromatic compounds and isoprenoids. Pheromone biosynthesis comprises fatty acid and isoprenoid metabolic pathways. Pheromone biosynthesis must be precisely regulated since the pheromone blend consists of a mixture of compounds with defined ratios and chemical structures. The main aim of this thesis is to summarize the published information about insect pheromone biosynthesis and regulation with a focus on pheromones involved in sexual communication. Attention will also be paid to the biotechnological potential of pheromones in targeted pest management with the utilisation of enzymes present in the biosynthesis of pheromones.
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Airbnb and Multilevel Governance: Case Study of Prague
Svobodová, Veronika ; Jüptner, Petr (advisor) ; Průdková, Karolína (referee)
This master thesis is a case study that deals with the concept of multilevel governance and its applicability in the regulation of the modern trend in shared economy - the digital platform Airbnb. The base resource for the study is the territory of the capital city of Prague, where this phenomenon has a massive impact on the problems in legislative issues. The political debate on this agenda fills the headlines of media news and tends to lead to major changes or mobilization of the electorate in the upcoming years. The enormous rise of developing this service has put politics at all levels of government ahead of serious legislative and political challenges. Application of the Airbnb service example on our theory forms the core of the empirical part of the research. The aim of this thesis is to examine the importance and role of each individual level based on the concept of multilevel governance in relation to the regulation of the Airbnb phenomenon. The main part of the thesis is devoted for processing semi-structured interviews with the main representatives of each individual level, media monitoring and analysis of available resources. Based on research is obvious that the basic postulates of the multi-level governance approach can be considered as valid because they are displayed at all selected...
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Matlab Models of DC/DC Converters
Macík, Tomáš ; Cipín, Radoslav (referee) ; Pazdera, Ivo (advisor)
The Bachelor’s thesis is focused on modeling of DC/DC converters without a transformer using Matlab Simulink software. The first part is dedicated to general explanation of function of selected switch mode power supplies. The second part contains the deduction of equations for every selected switch mode power supply and design of circuit components based on required converter parameters. The models of converters have been created in Matlab Simulink using deduced equations. The models of STEP UP and STEP DOWN converters have been created also using Simscape Power Systems Toolbox and the control of current and voltage has been designed for them.
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Risk assessment of major shadow banking entities
Hrošovský, Marcel ; Dědek, Oldřich (advisor) ; Debatz, Laure (referee)
Shadow banking is a part of the financial system, that operates similarly to the banking system, however, is typically less regulated. As a result of incorrect risk assessment and insufficient regulation, shadow banking played a significant part in the recent global financial crisis of 2007. My thesis consists of two major sections, in the first section I describe the shadow banking system, I assess its positive and negative features, and I describe the methods for mapping the shadow banking entities. In the second section, I conduct a risk assessment of major shadow banking entities. Based on the evidence I conclude, that even investments that appear risk free under standard market conditions are exposed to incorrect risk assessment, especially when investing into assets with complicated structure, furthermore, in time of systemic contagion, even healthy companies are exposed to runs and lack of credit available on the market to help fund their operations. Keywords Shadow banking, risk, assessment, crisis, regulation
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Control and monitoring of climate in groups of terrariums
Pavlišin, Tomáš ; Petyovský, Petr (referee) ; Macho, Tomáš (advisor)
The aim of this master thesis is to propose a system for monitoring and regulation the climate in groups of terrariums using Raspberry Pi platform and with subsequent well-arranged representation through the web server. Each group of terrariums has its own measure and regulation device Arduino NANO that wirelessly communicates with central computer Raspberry Pi. The measured values are stored in the MySQL database in central computer. These values are then graphically displayed on the web page. Limit values for regulation and regulation times can also be set through web page.
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Bank regulatory standards and supervision: The impact on the of banks' efficiency
Kufnerová, Andrea ; Fišerová, Tereza (advisor) ; Havránková, Zuzana (referee)
This thesis examines the bank efficiency and the impact of the regulatory and supervisory instruments on the efficiency of banks actively performing on the financial markets in the countries of European Union. Our analysis concerns 8-year time period, covering also the period of global financial crisis with the aim to determine possible changes in the relationship regulation versus efficiency. We apply SFA Fourier-flexible model for estimation of profit and cost efficiency scores. Consequently we use GLS panel data estimation in order to test for the regulatory determinants of efficiency, we have specified 6 various models with the focus on different regulatory instruments. Results firstly suggest that high cost efficiency does not necessarily imply high bank profit efficiency. Secondly, we uncovered the negative relation between market concentration, the level of development of financial market and the cost efficiency of foreign banks. Thirdly, we also found evidence supporting the assumption of positive impact of private monitoring and the independence of supervisory authority implying the increasing of transparency in the market. Additionally, we uncovered support for negative effect of activity and diversification restrictions. However, the results concerning the financial crisis period are...
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Evaluation of economic efficiency of investments to the distribution grid in terms of regulatory environment
Oravčok, Ján ; Vybíral, Pavel (referee) ; Radil, Lukáš (advisor)
The first part of the thesis has a research character and solves the financial flows in order to evaluate the economic efficiency of investments in the distribution system. The next part describes the origin and principles of regulation in the electricity market in the Czech Republic. In the second part, the thesis deals with the calculation of the economic efficiency of the investment according to the Energy Regulatory Bulletin on a concrete example of the renewal of the external cable line in Telnice. Part of the thesis is also a comparison of the external and cable lines in terms of running costs. The conclusion explores the impact of the renewal of the power line on its operating costs in the distribution system of the Czech Republic.
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