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Analysis of indices of social development and the growth of richness
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Aneta
The thesis deals mainly with economic growth, human development and their interrelations. The aim of the thesis is to find out whether there are correlations between economic growth and indexes of social development. And whether some social development indexes can be used as indicators of good or bad economic performance. The aim will be achieved through data analysis, which will examine the Human Development index, the Gini index and Gross Domestic Product per capita.
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Ekonomická úroveň krajín V4
Stejskalová, Charlotte
The bachelor thesis is devoted to comparing the economic level of the Visegrad Four countries using selected economic and socio-economic indicators. This thesis defines the economic level of the states based on the complex Human Development Index. In the statistical analysis of time series of the selected indicators, the reactions of individual states to changes in the external environment are compared. The events to which countries reacted to the greatest extent were the entry into the European Union, the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Using regression analysis, countries are compared based on the size of the impact of economic and social aspects.
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Porovnanie krajín EÚ z pohľadu aspektov vstupujúcich do indexu ľudského rozvoja
Fillová, Sofia
This bachelor's thesis is focused on comparing the development of the countries of the European Union based on the influence of the three main aspects that make up the Human Development Index. The work examines the impact of health, education and income on the countries of the European Union. It also deals with how countries differ from each other based on these indicators. On the basis of selected representative countries, their development over time is compared, and with the help of development characteristics, significant declines or increases in their acquired values are identified. The findings of the work point to the fact that there are significant differences between the countries of the European Union, while the position of the countries is not identical in individual dimensions. Factors influencing the development of indicators and their subsequent impact on development in representative countries are identified and discussed.
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Uneven Development of the World Economy
Bílý, Boris ; Pavlínek, Petr (advisor) ; Ženka, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with inequalities within the Word economic development. The development is conceived in the context of world systems theory for the proper evaluation of this development. The question, whether there is a convergence or divergence across countries and groups of countries is an important question of contemporary studies of globalization. While proponents of modernization theory tend to say that countries converge, adherents of world systems theory mostly think the opposite. Another contribution of this work is the evaluation of economic development not based only on the production capabilities and growth. The approach is more complex and includes the development of the society as a whole. Therefore, Human development index was used for analysis and the researched period was set to 1980-2014 due to data availability. The analysis deals not only with inequalities between the parts of the world system, but partially also with inequalities within these parts. The theoretical part consists of discussion of the existing studies of world systems and economic development and explains the necessary terms and context. Practical part is made of own regionalization of the world into three parts of the world system (core, semiperiphery and periphery) based on criteria chosen according to...
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Sustainable regional development: Application of the Human Development Index (HDI) in three selected regions
MACKOVÁ, Ladislava
The aim of this thesis is to compare the sustainable development of the three regions based on the Human Development Index, which includes factors such as education, GDP (GNI) per capita, and life expectancy. The regions are considered to be the territories of three countries: The Kingdom of Sweden, The Czech Republic and The Hellenic Republic. The main research question is whether there has been a decoupling between economic growth and its impact on environmental pollution after 2008. The practical part includes analysis of secondary statistical data for selected countries focusing on the development of carbon dioxide emissions and economic level as well as correlation between HDI and a country's economic development. For the last sub-analysis, it is necessary to modify the HDI to reflect the influence of carbon dioxide emissions and create a new indicator referred to in this thesis as UHDI. This step is taken to determine the influence of environmental pollution on the ranking of countries according to UHDI and HDI.
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The role of foreign direct investment in the economic development of Nigeria
Šikulová, Bára
This study analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment inflow on the economic development of Nigera. The literature review covered the main topics related to the research, such as foreign direct investment, economic development and their relationship, and a comparison of the evolution of the chosen variables in time in Nigeria with the other countries. Annual time series data for the research were obtained from the World Bank database, ranging from 2003 to 2020. As a method of analysis, the ordinary least square (OLS) technique is used to estimate the multivariate regression model, together with the Unit root (ADF) test and Johansen cointegrations test. The dependent variable for the research was Human Development Index (HDI), and the independent variables were Foreign direct investment (FDI), Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) and Labour force (LF). The results show that while LF has a significant positive impact on HDI, FDI and GFCF have no significant impact on HDI in the analysed period.
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Standard of living in the Czech Republic in comparison with its neighbouring countries
Košková, Magdaléna ; Neumann, Pavel (advisor) ; Sankot, Ondřej (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to assess the standard of living in the Czech Republic and compare it to Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. The countries are compared based on following indicators of standard of living: gross domestic product in purchasing power parity per capita, gross national income in purchasing power parity per capita, Human Development Index, Inequality adjusted Human Development Index, Lorenz Curve and Gini coefficient all studied in the year 2015 with the development from 1990 to 2015 considered. In the theoretical part of this thesis, the problem of defining and measuring standard of living is analysed in detail and the applied indicators of standard of living are briefly explained. The thesis analyses the standard of living of given countries based on previously said indicators, it also briefly researches the approach of governments of those countries and their historical and cultural conditions, which are crucial for the standard of living. Finally, the standard of living of the countries is compared and evaluated. Set hypothesis is that the critical view of Czechs on the standard of living in the Czech Republic is not justified. Therefore, the state and the development of satisfaction of the Czechs through the reference period is included as well.
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Uneven Development of the World Economy
Bílý, Boris ; Pavlínek, Petr (advisor) ; Ženka, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with inequalities within the Word economic development. The development is conceived in the context of world systems theory for the proper evaluation of this development. The question, whether there is a convergence or divergence across countries and groups of countries is an important question of contemporary studies of globalization. While proponents of modernization theory tend to say that countries converge, adherents of world systems theory mostly think the opposite. Another contribution of this work is the evaluation of economic development not based only on the production capabilities and growth. The approach is more complex and includes the development of the society as a whole. Therefore, Human development index was used for analysis and the researched period was set to 1980-2014 due to data availability. The analysis deals not only with inequalities between the parts of the world system, but partially also with inequalities within these parts. The theoretical part consists of discussion of the existing studies of world systems and economic development and explains the necessary terms and context. Practical part is made of own regionalization of the world into three parts of the world system (core, semiperiphery and periphery) based on criteria chosen according to...
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Analysis of the Quality of life using cluster analysis and comparison with the Human Development Index
Pánková, Barbara ; Miskolczi, Martina (advisor) ; Langhamrová, Jana (referee)
Nowadays quality of life is often discussed topic. In defining this term, there is considerable ambiguity and disunity, since there is no universally accepted definition, nor theoretically sophisticated model. However, despite this fact, the level of quality of life is currently one of the most discussed topic. Monitoring the quality of life by using a variety of indicators are engaged in several international organizations, one of them is the Development Programme of the United Nations. This organization annually publishes the Human Development Index, which divides the world´s countries into four groups according to their level of development: low, medium, high and very high development. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the quality of life in 125 countries by using cluster analysis, accurately the Ward's method. Quality of life in this thesis is evaluated based on 19 demographic and economic indicators, which include life expectancy, literacy rate, access to drinking water and infant mortality rate. The cluster analysis divided the country into individual clusters by their similarities. Six clusters were created by this analysis, which had been compared with the results of Human Development Index. The clusters very well reflect the division, which is commonly used in the characterization of developing and developed countries. Each of the six clusters can be very well described and characterized in terms of quality of life. It is also possible qualify those clusters as poorest developing, low developed, moderately developed, medium development, high and very high development countries. Based on the results it can be stated that this analysis is consistent with other indicators of quality of life and the resulting clusters are identical with the division of countries which is commonly used.
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Measuring of Living Standards and Quality of Life
Kadlecová, Jana ; Votava, Libor (advisor) ; Syrovátka, Oldřich (referee)
Bachelor thesis deals with the topic of standards of living and quality of life. Both of these concepts are defined and characterized in the performed research of literature. Further the possibilities of standards of living and quality of life measuring are described. In the second part the results of two chosen surveys are described and analy-zed. The first one is Human Development Index, the other is life satisfaction detected during European Quality of Life Survey. Closer description and analyses are focused on European Union, V4 states and Czech republic. The results of secondary analysis are summarized in the tables and graphs.
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