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Military expenditure and economic growth: A meta-analysis
Simpartl, Josef ; Havránek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Baxa, Jaromír (referee)
This master's thesis provides a comprehensive meta-analysis inspecting the impact of military expenditures on economic growth. Its objective is to validate several hypotheses using a wide range of studies and the latest methods. The hypotheses included in this thesis are as follows. First, military expenditures reduce economic growth. Second, military expenditures retard growth in less- developed countries. Third, the effect of military expenditures on economic growth is non-linear. The general findings of this thesis support the first hypothesis. This result originates mainly from the significantly negative impact found in recent studies. The thesis also finds indirect evidence in favor of the second hypothesis. Even though the analysis did not find a significant impact on less-developed countries per se, a negative effect associated with African countries provides a persuasive substitute in this regard. Last, this thesis did not find any solid evidence in favor of the non-linearity hypothesis. This is the first time the effect of military expenditures on economic growth was analyzed using the latest methods of meta-analysis and provides robust input into a heated debate within the subfield of peace economics provoked by the recent events. 1
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Arming Subsaharan Africa (2011-2020)
Hoza, František ; Kofroň, Jan (advisor) ; Doboš, Bohumil (referee)
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa lack the capacity to produce arms and military equipment, so they are fully dependent on arms imports. At the same time, the arms trade has a strong political dimension, which is a huge volume beyond the financial trade itself. The aim of this work is to provide a descriptive analysis of the armament of sub-Saharan Africa between 2011 and 2020. This work uses data to define the largest exporters and importers in the region over a period of time and examines the effects of various variables on arms imports and exports to sub-Saharan Africa. Data for analysis were collected from a publicly available databank such as The World Databank or SIPRI. R studio with the assistance of ggplot2 and tidyverse packages was used to analyze and process all data. Thanks to this analysis, we found that, contrary to previously stated hypotheses, Chinese arms imports to sub-Saharan Africa are no longer growing than Russia, and Russia is still the largest arms exporter to the region. Some data suggest that there are correlations between arms imports into the region and war conflicts, which cause the two variables to interact.
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Arming Subsaharan Africa (2011-2020)
Hoza, František ; Kofroň, Jan (advisor) ; Doboš, Bohumil (referee)
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa lack the capacity to produce arms and military equipment, so they are fully dependent on arms imports. At the same time, the arms trade has a strong political dimension, which is a huge volume beyond the financial trade itself. The aim of this work is to provide a descriptive analysis of the armament of sub-Saharan Africa between 2011 and 2020. This work uses data to define the largest exporters and importers in the region over a period of time and examines the effects of various variables on arms imports and exports to sub-Saharan Africa. Data for analysis were collected from a publicly available databank such as The World Databank or SIPRI. R studio with the assistance of ggplot2 and tidyverse packages was used to analyze and process all data. Thanks to this analysis, we found that, contrary to previously stated hypotheses, Chinese arms imports to sub-Saharan Africa are no longer growing than Russia, and Russia is still the largest arms exporter to the region. Some data suggest that there are correlations between arms imports into the region and war conflicts, which cause the two variables to interact.
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Mocenský vzestup Číny a jeho dopady na obchodní vztahy s Japonskem v kontextu teorie regionálních bezpečnostních komplexů
Kučerovský, Adam
The aim of this thesis is to analyse growing power of China and impacts of this power to trade relations of China and Japan. Thesis is devided into three sections: The theoretical section, analytical section and the proposal. The first section is focused on defining basic theories of international relations, realism and liberalism, Copenhagen school of international relations and concepts of security and security dilemma. The second section comprises the analysis of reasons of current disputes between the states and analysis of military capacities and facilities and impacts of growing power of China to trade relations between China and Japan. Proposal part of this thesis comprises two possible future scenarios of relations between China and Japan.
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Analýza vztahu mezi vojenskými výdaji a ekonomickým růstem
Daněk, Tomáš ; Slintáková, Barbora (advisor) ; Ochrana, František (referee) ; Odehnal, Jakub (referee)
The dissertation thesis deals with the relationship between military expenditures and economic growth. The data sample contains European countries and there are three growth models used in the thesis (the Feder-Ram model, the Augmented Solow-Swan model and the Barro model). Two hypothesis and one research question are set in the dissertation. The first hypothesis says that there is a relationship between military expenditures and economic growth. Consequently, the second hypothesis says that the relationship is positive in case of relatively richer countries and negative for relatively poorer countries. Turning to research question, it asks which model better describes the relationship (if it exists) between military expenditures and economic growth.
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World trade with arms
Filippov, David ; Čajka, Radek (advisor) ; Bolotov, Ilya (referee)
The aim of thesis is to create a complete overview of the current developments and trends in the world trade with arms. After reading this document, the reader will get a full picture about the subject of the trade with arms, global military spending, latest trends, regulation of trade with arms, Czech Republic's position in the world trade with arms and the situation on three particular markets in South America. The outcome of this study is an answer to the question whether the analyzed markets offer opportunities for the Czech importer of small arms and whether they are suitable for Czech import. The thesis works with the analysis of the current situation and development of the arms trade and therefore the long-term historical development is not mentioned.
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The Influence of the State Debt on defense spending in Selected NATO States
Hodžic, Faris ; Izák, Vratislav (advisor) ; Ochrana, František (referee) ; Holcner, Vladan (referee)
The defense spending plays a significant role in the decision-making process of setting up a defense policy. The economy of a state, its performance and development rank among the main factors that influence the size of this public expenditure. At a time of economic stagnation in the Western European countries, the ongoing public debt crisis affects to a ever growing extent all areas of public spending, including the defense. This work aims to contribute to the current knowledge in the field of defense economy and public finance by investigating the influence of the state debt on defense spending. The first part of the work is dedicated to defining the economy of defense and providing a brief summary of its historical development, followed by a discussion of defense as a pure public good. This chapter analyzes the issue of public debt and explains how the major schools of economic theory approach this problem. The second part outlines the previous research in the field of defense spending and debt, their development and the potential relationship with macroeconomic variables. The third chapter presents and discusses the results of empirical research that is based on the theoretical assumptions and models introduced in the first two chapters. The analysis was performed on time series from the period of 1978 to 2011 (34 years) for seven NATO member states: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, UK and USA. The empirical analysis was performed by the statistical methods of regression and panel regression. The primary hypothesis on the existence of a relationship between the public debt and defense spending was confirmed and the partial hypothesis that this relationship is negative was refuted.
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Analysis of investment expenditure of state budget in years 2005 - 2010
Vrzáňová, Anna ; Ochrana, František (advisor) ; Sedmihradská, Lucie (referee)
This thesis aims to analyze investment expenditure from the state budget. Analysed period is chosen from 2005 to 2010. The first chapture deals with public capital expenditure, empasis is placed on comparision with current expenditure. With regard to the economic theory of resource allocation and The Act on Financial Control in the Czech republic reviews how are economy, efficiency and effectiveness controlled there. The impact of political economy on public investmenets is described. The main part of this paper analyzes a trend of investment expenditure, their structure and drawing proportionality. The main focus is on two parts of governmental investment expenditures, these are transport expenditures and military expenditures. The last part draws proposals and recommendations for improving conditions for public investment.
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Analysis of the Development of International Arms Trade
Wagnerová, Aneta ; Plchová, Božena (advisor) ; Šuchman, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis is focused on the development of international arms trade, particularly in the broader security and economic contexts. The first part deals with basic concepts and definitions, theory of the arms trade and the definition of the role of military expenditure. The next chapter focuses on trends in the arms industry and arms trade with the analysis of positions of the largest arms superpowers on the arms market - the main exporters and importers of conventional arms and their motivation to participate in international exchange of arms. The last chapter evaluates the effectiveness of existing regulation of the arms trade at the global level, with mention of regulation in the EU and the Czech Republic.
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