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Application of Public Choice Theory to the Olympic Games in Prague
Mutl, Lukáš ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Vokoun, Marek (referee)
Prague competed for holding of the Olympic Games for year 2016, but it did not manage to get to the candidate selection of cities and ended only between applicants. Objective of the work is to apply the public choice theory to holding of the Olympics in Prague, focusing on the interest groups theory. Public choice theory and theory of the interest groups is explained at first. Following part of the work is dedicated to those interest groups which made a profit on mere candidacy and which groups would gain from competition. This work also solves all of the consequences of holding and answeres to the question, why try to compete for Olympic Games.
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Analysis of the PPP in transport infrastructure and its possible alternatives
Soukup, Miroslav ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Vebrová, Ludmila (referee)
In recent years, debate has erupted on the Czech highway construction costs. Alleged legacy infrastructure projects, along with the ever-dwindling funds for their construction have led to the revision of the current method of financing. The new government instead of the traditional budget financing started to promote the model of Public-Private Partnership. Aim of this paper is to assess and compare the effectiveness of different forms of funding transport infrastructure. It introduces the concept of PPP, its strengths, weaknesses and analyzes the concrete experience of countries with the implementation of sector-specific liner construction. As another possible alternative, purely private source funding model is introduced. It is discussed its options, benefits, risks and it's analyzed how much money collected from the road-taxes is actually invested back into transport infrastructure. Finally a model of privatization highway network is introduced.
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The impacts of building the international airport Vodochody on the housing prices in the Bašť municipality
Hrabánková, Tereza ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Řežábek, Pavel (referee)
The subject of this thesis is to estimate the impacts of building the international airport Vodochody on the housing prices in the Bašť municipality. This thesis aims to forecast how the housing prices will change when the airport is in operation. The theoretical section is devoted to the issue of externalities associated with airports and their possible solutions. I will be focusing on the hedonic pricing method, the benefit transfer method and the significance of the Noise Depreciation Index. The main contribution of this thesis is to assess the likely fall in housing prices in the Bašť municipality.
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Analysis of Czech doctors migration focused on region of Liberec
Němeček, Petr ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Ježek, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis introduces the problematic of Czech doctor's migration. Principal asset of the study is to determine the potential migration of doctors in the region of Liberec by using both theoretical and empirical tools. The aim of the work is to analyze whether a fear of future shortages of medical personnel in the Czech Republic is justified. The target will be achieved by using a questionnaire survey across all areas of specialization in this particular segment of the economy. Since the Czech Republic entered into the European Union, the number of Czech doctors, who leave the country and search for better working conditions in other member states, has been increasing dramatically year after year. The alarming thing is that the fastest growth of doctor's migration has been recorded among recent graduates of medical faculties. Results of survey show us the level of Czech doctors from selected region considering working abroad.
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The Roaming Regulation
Koblihová, Veronika ; Císař, Jan (advisor) ; Gráf, Václav (referee)
This diploma thesis examines the issue of the roaming regulation. The goal was to find out whether it had been necessary to regulate roaming prices at the EU level and what consequences it has and will have for individuals in the market - especially consumers, mobile operators, politicians, and also for the single European market. The basic hypothesis is that the roaming regulation will ultimately lead to a reduction in consumer utility, and therefore there is no substantial improvement to the single European market. The first part describes current developments in the roaming regulation and presents arguments for and against regulation. The second part then discusses the presented arguments. The impact on various market players is examined using the available data.
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Progress of work migration of foreigners in period of economic reccesion in Prerov district
Kučerková, Zuzana ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Doležalová, Antonie (referee)
The goal of this bachelor thesis is to compare Study about progress of work migration of foreigners in Czech Republic with local labor market in Prerov district and assessment of changes caused by current economic recession. In the theoretical part I will focus on the theoretical foundation of work migration, migration policy of Czech Republic and I will show current conditions for employing immigrants from EU and from countries outside EU. The objective of practical part is the analysis of comparison of Study about progress of work migration of foreigners in Czech Republic with local labor market in Prerov district and explanation of potential differences. Particularly I will focus on a question if the decline in demand for foreign labor force express itself more at less or more qualified professions and how this decline in demand influenced educational and qualification structure of employed foreigners.
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The EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the Czech Companies
Franc, Martin ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Vebrová, Ludmila (referee)
The introduction of EU Emissions Trading Scheme brings into the economy of the European Union the new constraint - the need to keep greenhouse gas emissions within specified limits. For the part of companies, and even for some countries, however, existence of the system so far has been contrary benefit. These countries include the Czech Republic. The aim of my bachelor's degree disertation is to evaluate how the system has affected the economy of Czech companies or entire sectors, and what to expect from future development.
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Analysis of Czech exports to markets outside the EU
Vinter, Michal ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Urban, Luděk (referee)
Throughout the transformation process during 1990's has the Czech Republic undergo many important changes. One of these was the temporary abandonment of Eastern European markets and the rapid growth in export share of EU markets. With the passing of time, however, the interest of Czech exporters turned once again towards the emerging markets. This paper presents a theoretical framework that affect trade between the Czech Republic and non-EU countries and uses analytical tools to estimate their specific manifestations in czech exports. Used concept of macroeconomic competitiveness and gravity model of international trade shows that price competitiveness of czech exports still provides the relative advantage, but on the other is the potential of exports bound by the quality of institutions. The model show that the specific demand factors used in this study eg. the impact of historical business partnerships and the degree of development of importing countries are significant. When comparing the actual export values with the values predicted by model, we observe that, on average, Czech exports to the analyzed countries is above its potential.
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Institutional analysis and critical assessment of the effectiveness of newly proposed changes to Regulatory Impact Assessment RIA
Hanzlík, Jakub ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Chalupníček, Pavel (referee)
The main goal of this work is analysis of Regulatory Impact Assessment RIA, which was implemented into the Czech Republic's legislature on 1 November, 2007. The presented bachelor thesis builds upon theoretical basis and from definitions of relations between competitiveness, business environment and regulations proceeds to Regulatory Impact Assessment. A brief history of the aforementioned instrument is included, as well as is a summary of problems which have been stated in RIA evaluation reports regarding the topic. The presented thesis follows their course and to a large extent confirms the hypothesis stating the formality of approach towards Regulatory Impact Assessment and tendencies towards slapdash processing of the evaluation. Furthermore, the bachelor thesis brings up other interesting assumptions stemming from the provided analysis. To the work's close, recommendations to increasing regulation's efficiency are inferred.
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The Impact of Labour Migration from Countries of Central and Eastern Europe on Labour Market of the United Kingdom since 2004
Chadimová, Kristýna ; Gráf, Václav (advisor) ; Šmíd, Jan (referee)
The thesis deals with immigration flows from Central and Eastern Europe to the United Kingdom and with its impact on wages and unemployment of the British population after opening the local labour market in 2004. The thesis analyzed statistical data focused on flows of immigrants and the conditions of the British labour market. The conclusion of this study is that these immigrants had no adverse effects on wages and unemployment of natives. In connection to the dual labour market theory are pointed out the advantages of immigration for a modern developed economy. Conclusions drawn from the United Kingdom and its experience with immigration from Central and Eastern Europe are applied to the German labour market which is currently still closed for immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe.
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