Essays about: "Czech economy"
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1. The Impacts of the Czech Economy on the Slovak Economy – Evidence from the VAR model
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper studies the effect of the Czech economy on the Slovak Republic. Specifically, we analyze the general economic relationship as well as responses of macroeconomic variables of Slovakia to shocks in the Czech Republic. Firstly, we present the theoretical background of their relationship on top of which we build a regression analysis. READ MORE
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2. Female representation and the composition of municipal budgets: Evidence from Czech municipalities
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The share of women in political positions has been steadily rising for decades, yet it remains unclear whether this increase has a significant effect on policy outcomes. This thesis investigates whether higher female representation in local councils has implications for policy decisions, evidenced by the composition of public expenditures in Czech municipalities. READ MORE
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3. The Effectiveness of Exchange Rate Targeting as a Monetary Policy Tool at the Zero Lower Bound - The Case of the Czech Republic
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In November 2013, the Czech economy faced significant deflationary pressure as a consequence of a recessionary European environment. In response, the Czech National Bank decided to depreciate its exchange rate artificially and defend a one-sided exchange rate target of 27 CZK/EUR. The goal is to guide inflation back to target. READ MORE
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4. There’s plenty of room at the bottom but is there room at the top? Nanotechnology in the Czech Republic: policy and barriers to innnovation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Due to the possibility of nanotechnology becoming the next general purpose technology, generating considerable socio-economic benefits, it has become popular with policy-makers and academics around the world, and led to massive investments in national R&D programmes. While in some cases nanotechnology is still in its early stages of research, in many others it has already resulted in innovations within many disparate sectors. READ MORE
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5. Debt and deficit in the Czech Republic and France
University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, ELNUAbstract : This thesis is analyzing the development of debt and deficit situation in the Czech Republic and France. Our main research questions are: why the Czech Republic and France have different debt and deficit? What are the effects and causes of debt and deficit? How Czech Republic and France wants to reduce the level of debt and deficit? These are the central questions we try to answer in this thesis. READ MORE