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Comparison of the contemporary economic development of the USA and the EU
Brom, Jaroslav ; Neumann, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
The thesis deals with the comparison of the economic development of the USA and the EU from the beginning of 1990s till the present. The development of both economies is analyzed by means of main macroeconomic indicators. The thesis focuses on the detailed analysis of the GDP growth, unemployment rate and inflation rate. It reflects changes in the economic dynamics and analyses ability to adapt to economic crises of last few years including the current one. There is also a description of main trends regarding the economic development in the USA and in the EU and a difference between them. The thesis contents also a prediction of future development.
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Trade relations between the EU and NAFTA countries
Pejsarová, Iva ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis covers the trade relations between the European Union and countries participating in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The primary objective is to identify the main developments in formal coordination of EU relations towards the mentioned countries as well as to characterize real goods flows between them. This work describes the EU's different approach to establishing trade relations with each country. Furthermore, it supports the idea that the intensity of real commercial flows does not reflect the depth of formal trade agreements. Finally, this thesis also identifies certain similarities in the relations between the EU and the countries in question which are particularly related to EU's endeavor to reduce non-tariff barriers.
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The dollar's status in the global economy with emphasis on recent developments
Fikarová, Šárka ; Neumann, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
This thesis analyzes the current position of the U.S. dollar in the global economy. The first chapter focuses on the historical evolution of the position of the dollar against the background of the development of the whole international monetary system. The main part is focused on the current status of the dollar, which is examined on three fundamental functions of money - a store of value, unit of account and medium of exchange. The last chapter deals with possible scenario for the future status of the dollar.
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Economic Integration of Balkan Countries: Current Situation and Perspectives
Tejnická, Jana ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
The thesis concerns the economic integration of Western Balkan countries. It aims to describe development of the integration, it's current situation and possible perspectives. The thesis is divided into three chapters. First chapter refers to territorial trade structure of Western Balkan countries which is very important for undestanding the integration itself. Second chapter deals with the development and current situation of the economic integration. We can study the integration from two points of view. Firstly, it's possible to study the integration of the countries within the Western Balkan region and secondly, their integration to the EU. This aspect of economic integration is studied in the third chapter. It focuses on Croatia and Macedonia.
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Wider context of the mortgage crisis in the USA
Kapitolová, Petra ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is a backward connection of the events concerning the mortgage crisis in the USA and explaining the importance of the crisis as a part of the economic cycle. Chapter no. 1 describes the beginning of the crisis in historical and other consequences. It briefly specifies history of the currency system and also history of the USA before the crisis. Also, it specifies the key phenomen of the crisis -- a bubble on the asset market. Afterwards it explains particularly the bubble on the technological market, so called Dot Com Bubble. This increase in the technological stock prices followed by their downfall is directly connected to the mortgage crisis which is described in a following text. The subprime mortgages and their influence on the further events are described. The topic of the following part of this chapter is wrapping up the mortgage backed securities together with other assets and their diffusion all over the world. This is one of the main reasons that caused the transformation of the mortgage crisis into the financial and the economic crisis. The end of the first chapter describes the progress of the crisis in Europe and in the Czech republic. The second chapter tries to answer the question if it was possible to predict the crisis. At first it describes the economic cycles generally and in the USA. The following part deals with the economic indicators which signalized the arrival of the crisis. The last part of the thesis demonstrates some specifics of housing and its importance as a leading indicator.
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The Role of International Organizations in a Globalized Economy
Buchta, Martin ; Jiránková, Martina (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the roles and functions of international organizations in today's globalized economy. The thesis is focused on the roles and activities of three international economic organizations which are widely seen as the most powerful organizations of global economic governance - the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization. The thesis outlines how well these organizations are currently performing, and suggests how they could be made more effective in managing globalization.
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Global Governance: definition and current reforms
Brož, Ondřej ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
Global governance finds itself at the crossroads. Current system is, to some extend, still reflecting world from the first half of the 20th century. Therefore it has not reflected all the changes and is struggling to bring itself up-to-date. Namely, the significant changes in developing world and rise of developing economies seem to be the cause of global governance that is ineffective and out of date. Aim of this paper is therefore to point out necessary changes, focus on main actors of global governance and analyze possible directions that global governance can take in the near future. This paper will mainly focus on economic dimension of global governance. It will show why the new architecture should be build around G20, International Monetary Fund and UN and it will underline changes that are necessary in order to reflect current world situation and improve its legitimacy, effectiveness and power.
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The Mortgage Crisis in the USA and its Impact on the Present
Mareček, Jan ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis is concerned with the mortgage crisis in the USA. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to discussion about causes, course and consequences of the crisis. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first of them is dedicated to simplified description of the mortgage market in the USA regarding its main differences from the conception in the Czech Republic. The causes of the mortgage crises are analyzed in the second chapter. The third chapter describes the course of the crisis and its transformation into the financial crisis. In the last chapter the consequences of the events cited above are mentioned.
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