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Foreign Trade in Petrochemical Industry of Iran
Bassam, Abdoljabbar ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
Iran's economy is characterized by over dependence on the oil sector. Iran has been gradually growing into a centre for production of petrochemicals in the world. Petrochemical industry is one of the significant components of oil industry and is one of the principal industries in Iran which has an influential role in Iran's economy. Although it is widely acknowledged that exports, particularly through manufactured components, play an important role as a potential source of economic growth. Hence, the aim of this research is to analysis the impact of petrochemical products export revenue on economic growth. Therefore the main objective of this research is the study of export-led growth hypothesis (ELG hypothesis) of Iran's economy in the petrochemical industry by taking a time series data for the period of 1990-2010. It applies ordinary least square (OLS) method to investigate the relationship between gross domestic product, exports of petrochemical products, real exchange rate and inflation. The results of the study show that there is a positive relationship between export of petrochemical products and economic growth which validate export-led growth hypothesis in petrochemical industry while negative impact of inflation and real exchnage rate is observed. Furthermore, in this study SWOT analysis of the Iran petrochemical industry is presented.
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The 2008 crisis and the response of France in the European context
Giusiano, Grégoire ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
The objective of this thesis is to analyze what have been the impacts of the 2008 financial crisis in France and what were the direct reactions of the government to it. This analysis would be put in perspective by comparing it to the policies taken by various European neighbors. In the first part we analyze the cause of the crisis bubble-burst cycle and more precisely of the financial crisis. We conclude that a financial crisis comes from an accumulation of debt badly invest. We then study the example of the crisis of 1929 and the measure taken by the American government during the Great Depression through the New Deal. We explain that the measures not only planned on distributing money for the demand but set people to work and reformed the general economic environment. After studying the crisis of 2008 in the United State we see that even if the crisis began in the financial sector, its repercussion were felt on the entire economy. In the second part we analyze the main economic trends of France since World War Two. We will see that after thirty years of high growth and social development, the country was for thirty years on a downward trend of the economic development. We will study the case of unemployment, which is representative of the politic and economic system of France. We will realize that the different governments do not seem to be able to reform the country through sustainable measures that go beyond the impact of the announcement itself. We will then analyze the first effects of the crisis on the French economy to conclude that it resulted in the worsening of all the main macro-economic indexes, with the deepening of the debt and the development of a recession. We will then be able to compare those results to three major indexes of two other Europeans countries: the Czech Republic and Germany. We will see that those two countries, due to the importance of exportations on their national economies, and in the case of the Czech Republic, the importance of Germany, suffered more, in proportion, compared to France. In the third part we will study the measures taken by the French government in the aftermath of the crisis and the effects of those measures. We will see that if they plan to support the country through the help to the companies, the measure lack of long term planning. They are short terms measures that helped the country pass the worst of the crisis, but with long lasting effects on the country's debt. We will then compare them to the measures taken by the United Kingdom and Germany. Those two country are interesting to study since the British government made the choice of mainly directly supporting the consumption and Germany, with the largest European stimulus package was acting on all fronts. We will conclude that the main result for the two countries are the growing debt in percentage of GDP, but also that the long term effects are more taken into account in those two plans.
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Statistical analysis of the development of spa business in the Czech Republic with attention to Ústecký Region
Nápravníková, Šárka ; Prášilová, Marie (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
The thesis deals with statistical analysis of the spas in the Czech Republic focusing on Usti Region and the company Spa Teplice Inc. The theoretical part covers general characteristics, terminology, legislation, spa treatments, and also important information and points of interest about Usti Region, together with the characteristics of the most important spas of the region. The practical part of the thesis focuses on the analysis of selected indicators and by using time series are monitored trends and changes in the number of overnight stays of residents and non-residents, bed capacity and the average number of days spent by guests in spa accommodation establishments. For selected indicators is made point and interval prediction of the next two seasons based on the graphic display, the index of correlation. Based on the analyzes were formulated suggestions and recommendations to increase traffic to the spa facilities. The underlying data was taken from the Czech Statistical Office, Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic and from internal data of the company Spa Teplice Inc.
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E- Commerce and Doing Business in Gaming Industry
Gouri Boyinová, Sunethra Nirmali ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This master thesis deals with e-commerce in gaming industry. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part introduces, defines and develops terms concerning the e-commerce and its types, advantages and disadvantages in general. Furthermore, this work provides an introduction to the gaming industry, especially its history, technology and trends. The second, practical part, is based on the overall general analysis of the gaming industry. It also analyses individual channels of e-commerce, retail and marketing approaches. The main practical part focuses on the analysis of the incomes in e-commerce and traditional selling in Activision Blizzard that are compared on the basis of their income structures in selected years ranging from 2010 to 2014. This is a comparison and analysis of the traditional and e-commerce roles of income in a game production company that is one the largest in the world. The second part deals with a future prognosis based on the Activision Blizzard digital, retail and total revenues in selected years from 2009 to 2014. The aim of this research is to explore whether the e-commerce is efficient and if it plays an important part of income in gaming production companies.
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European Monetary Union: Optimum Currency Area Index
Gouri Boyinová, Sumudu Namali ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This goal of this diploma thesis is to compare and evaluate Euro area member states using the optimum currency area index (OCA index). Optimum currency area (OCA) theory serves as a guideline when analysing the selected Euro area countries. The thesis attempts to calculate the OCA index and the alternative OCA calculation (CNB) for Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Slovakia. The results indicate that the traditional OCA index to a certain extent explains exchange rate variability. It concludes that the design of the OCA index is not considered adequate for the current economic environment, and we do not consider it an appropriate benchmark (in its original form) to determine if the country is suitable to become a member of the monetary union.
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The Revealed Comparative Advantage of the Czech Automotive Sector
Fiala, Ondřej ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This thesis focuses on revealed comparative advantage and its calculation for the automotive sector and selected subsectors of the Czech Republic. Hungary was a part of the investigation as well, and there are used its data mainly for a comparison with the Czech Republic. The thesis uses three indices which are Balassa, Vollrath, and Lafay index. Each of the three indices is different, and uses different data as well. Balassa index uses only export data, while Vollrath and Lafay indices use export and import data. The research is done from global point of view, as well as from the Visegrad group point of view, and also with comparison of the Czech Republic with Hungary.
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Analysis of Foreign Trade with Coal in the Czech Republic
Dvořáková, Kristýna ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with foreign trade with coal and primarily focuses on the Czech Republic.
The theoretical part describes the structure, entry modes, importance, functions, theories and trade organizations of foreign trade. It also examines the significance of coal, such as the basic information about coal, its connection to the environment, safety, energy sector and the foreign trade with coal worldwide. The theoretical part is intertwined with the practical part and continues to the analysis of foreign trade with both main types of coal in the Czech Republic. First of all, it defines the current structure of production, consumption, import and export of hard coal and lignite, then it describes a prognosis of production and consumption between the period 2015 and 2045. The crucial part of this thesis focuses on the prediction of the future import and export of hard coal and lignite thus the foreign trade balance in the Czech Republic by using the trend analysis.
This work concludes that the import of both types of coal will be increasing and oppositely the export will continuously decrease. The main reason is securing the stability of the energy supply but also the mines/quarries closures.
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Analysis of the Czech Republics´s preparedness to adopt the single European currency (Euro)
Čížková, Petra ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This diploma thesis is devided into two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with economic background of the european integration. It´s main part is focused on the single market and mainly on the economic and monetary union. Attention is paid to the Maastricht convergence criteria, stage of real convergence and to the entry criteria adopted in Copenhagen. The practical part deals with the readiness of the Czech republic to adopt the single currency. It analyses both economic, political, and legal convergence of the Czech republic to the Euro Zone. The Czech republic has in recent years fulfilled the Maastricht critera, the addoption of euro is however hindered by insufficient legal convergence. The addoption of euro starts with a political decision, to what hasn´t been yet found sufficient consensus.
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Analysis of preparedness of the Czech Republic to adopt the single European currency
Burešová, Ivana ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
The Thesis Analysis of preparedness of the Czech Republic to adopt the single European currency is focused on integration process of the Czech Republic into the Eurozone. The Thesis is divided into two main parts, the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is focused on the history of monetary cooperation in Europe, the European Central Bank and its instruments and also on the European currency. The practical part is dedicated to fulfilling the Maastricht convergence criteria and to procedures that are strictly related to adoption of the European currency, such as selection of scenarios and legislative preparations for euro adoption.
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Political risks and long-term investments - case study of Odessa Port Plant
Bondarenko, Anastasiia ; Maitah, Mansoor (advisor) ; Anna, Anna (referee)
This diploma thesis examines political risks and long-term investments and specifically focuses on a case study of the Odessa Port Plant. The aim of the thesis is to assess the investment opportunity into this enterprise in terms of political risks within the privatization process planned to take place in 2016. The literature review presents different theoretical approaches to political risk, briefly describes its history and place in theoretical foundations of risk management and offers means of dealing with political risk in practice. The key global trends and sources of political risks are characterized in this part, which also introduces theoretical bases of political risk analysis. The main part of the thesis describes the subject of privatization in the context of its importance to the state, its market position and environmental issues it arises. Then the investor risk profile is outlined and the political risk analysis is carried out. Finally, analysis results are synthesized in a summary, which includes conclusive recommendations on the investment considering investor's risk approach.
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