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The aim of the study is to analyse the publication results of research projects thatreceived support from different providers between 2007 and 2018. There are a numberof providers providing funding for research projects in the Czech Republic. We comparedthe publications resulting from the research projects of various national programmesbetween ourselves and with those resulting from the projects 7. Framework Programmeof EU (FP7). The projects of providers distributing the largest volumes of project funds – Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) and Grant Agency of the Czech Republic(GACR) – generated the largest number of publications, as expected. However, theprogrammes supported by Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, which distributes a comparable amount of funds as the GACR in recent years, produce a signifi cantly lowernumber of publications. This is due to the focus on applied research, where very oftenthe production of different types of results than publications occurs. We found signifi cant differences in the citation impact of publications produced underthe various programmes. The publications funded by the FP7 had the highest impact,followed by publications supported by national programmes aimed atpromotinginternational cooperation. Of the national providers, publications from projectssupported by the MEYS had the highest citation impact, followed by publicationsfrom the projects of the GACR and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The lowest citation had publications supported by the Ministry of Culture and theMinistry of Defence. The programmes of providers, which had the highest proportionof international publications, also had the most cited publications. It can thereforebe said that international cooperation increases the citation of publications. The highproportion of publications published in top-rated journals is probably one of themechanisms by which high citations are achieved, as foreign co-authors often insist onpublishing in the most important journals of the respective fi elds. Since the citation ofpublications is often used as an indicator of their quality, it can also be generalised thatinternational cooperation improves the quality of publications. The programme supportfor international cooperation is therefore probably the fastest way to increase the qualityand citation impact of publications.

The aim of this thesis is to analyze the effect of body height on wages of men and women in Czech Republic. I construct regression models using data gathered by survey in Prague and Zlin. Parameters of these models are estimated by using ordinary least squares method and also two-stage least squares method including instrumental variables. Because of large differences of locations I decided to examine mentioned cities separately. Research reveals the significance of the main explanatory variable only at model studying Zlin utilizing ordinary least squares method. An increase in human height by a centimeter is associated with a growth of his/her wage by 0.65 % on average.