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Hanák, Z. Monetary policy of Denmark and Sweden during the financial crisis. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University 2019. The topic of my bachelor thesis is a change in the implementation of monetary policy in Denmark and Sweden as a result of the recent financial crisis. The first part of the thesis briefly mentions the introduction to the theory of traditional monetary policy and subsequently mentions changes in the implementation of monetary policy as a result of the recent financial crisis with an emphasis on unconventional monetary policy instruments. The second part will present the Danish and Swedish central banks. In the third part, the monetary policy in both coun-tries during the crisis and after the crisis will be described and then both countries will be compared. The final part will show the positive impact of unconven-tional monetary policy on the country's economy.

Nowadays the Arctic becomes a new arena for political and economic interrelation of different states in their will to gain future benefits, which the region can bring. The aim of the thesis is to investigate the Arctic as an area of cooperation and (or) conflict between Russia and three EU states: Denmark, Finland and Sweden as well as the EU itself. This research paper looks on the problem from the perspective of rational- choice theory of international relations, which allows comparing the Arctic strategies of observed actors and their interests in the region. Despite existence of the Arctic Council as a platform for negotiations and multilateral agreements, as well as common will to solve the disputes there is still place for uncertainties in actor' view on the development of the Arctic. For this reason the question of the Arctic region is urgent for all above mentioned countries including the EU, which seeks to take its place in the debate.

In the second half of the twentieth century Norway repeatedly made efforts to become a member of the European Communities, which were later incorporated into the newly created European Union. Two referendums were held - in 1972 and 1994 and in both of them Norwegian citizens decided that Norway will not become a member of the EC/EU. Outcomes of the referendums were narrow, though. Interesting fact is, that referendums in the neighbor states - Denmark (1972) and Sweden (1994) ended up in favor of the European Communities/ the European Union. Bachelor thesis called "Norwegian Accession Process to the EC/EU Compared with Denmark and Sweden" concentrates on reasons of the different outcome of referendums in Norway compared to Denmark and Sweden. These Scandinavian countries have many similar characteristics, therefore was expected similar outcome. In my opinion there are three main reasons for the different results of the referendums. Firstly, there are Norwegian specifics, such as widely popular fishing and protection of agriculture. Second are economic reasons that are linked to big profits from crude oil and natural gas export. Last reason is strong national pride and fear of losing the decision making in key subjects. In the Norwegian society is still existing trauma connected with history and it is closely...

The subject of this diploma thesis is to analyze the system of taxation of alcoholic beverages in the Scandinavian countries. The main aim of this thesis is to compare the taxation of alcoholic beverages in the Nordic countries with taxation in the rest of the European Union. The first part is theoretical and focuses on defining the concepts of tax competition, tax harmonization and coordination. It also includes harmonization of excise duties on alcoholic beverages based on the Directives of the European Union. The second part relates to the consumption of alcoholic beverages and deals with the historical aspect, changes in consumption patterns and the level of consumption in the Nordic countries. The third part deals with the taxation of alcoholic beverages, its development and differences in the Nordic countries compared with other countries of the European Union. In the second and the third part is carried out data analysis through statistical hypothesis testing and calculation of the coefficient of variation. The fourth part contains the evaluation. The thesis is peformed using descriptive, research, analytical and comparative methods and methods of mathematical statistics. The main outcome of this thesis is the finding that in all kinds of examined alcohol except spirits there is a different (for still wine and intermediate products even very different) level of taxation in the Nordic countries and other countries of the European Union.

This thesis titled The impact of monetary policy on cross-border economic activities of enterprises focuses on the monetary policy of four European countries - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark and Sweden. The first chapter discusses the theoretical principles of monetary policy, the definition of monetary policy, its objectives, tools and various types of transmission mechanisms. The second chapter compares monetary policies of the given countries, focusing on their attitude towards the common monetary union (euro zone). The third chapter analyzes the impact of monetary policy on cross-border economic activities of enterprises. It primarily analyzes effects in terms of risks, balance of payments, competitiveness, etc. The fourth chapter -- in form of case study - examines how the foreign exchange interventions by the Czech National Bank affected the Czech economy and trade. The work focuses on the last five years, where appropriate, the development of the past ten years is captured.

This diploma thesis is concerned with the identification of strong aspects of the tax system of selected Nordic countries and their potential application to the Czech Republic with a target of simplifying and streamlining the Czech tax system and tax collection in general. The theoretical part is concerned with the description of the tax systems of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Cluster analysis classifies the EU Member States and EEA in individual clusters based on the criteria of tax revenue and transparency of the tax system. The resulting strong aspects of the Nordic tax systems are suggest for application to the Czech tax law.

Comparison of development of selected demographic characteristics in the Nordic countries since 1990 Abstract The objective of this study is to compare the development of selected demographic characteristics in the Nordic countries since 1990. In this paper the Nordic countries are defined as a five state formations in Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The analysis shows that the demographic development of Nordic countries is not the same and each state has its own specifics. As expected, the most distinct development had Iceland, which thanks to higher fertility rate had younger age structure. Different development had also Finland, which was aging the most and had a lower life expectancy at birth for men. Surprisingly low mortality rates were observed in Denmark, in particular for women. The curve of total fertility rate in Sweden, which was quite different from the rest of the Nordic countries, was following its rollercoaster pattern also in the period 1990-2011. The uniqueness in demographic behaviour of the Nordic countries was confirmed by the results of cluster analysis. In 1990 and 2011, these five states were in one cluster mainly due to the high percentage of live births outside marriage and in 2011 also due to higher total fertility rate. Because these states were...

Bachelor thesis "The Activity of Protest Movements in 1956-1977 in Denmark and Sweden" deals with the activities of social movements that originated in the territory of Denmark and Sweden in connection with the Western wave of protest activism and the overall radicalization of youth in the 1960s and the 1970s. It was especially a movement against nuclear weapons and the war in Vietnam and the student revolt of 1968. The paper analyzes the circumstances, the protest actions and subsequent consequences of activity of these movements in both countries and its objective is a complex comparison of the Danish and the Swedish cases. This comparison subsequently highlights the differences between the protest movements of Denmark and Sweden in various aspects, which are described in the text. One of them is the development of left-wing movement after 1956 and the emergence of new intellectual currents that influenced the direction of the protest movements. Other parts are devoted to the course and the extent of demonstrations of particular movements and their content, goals and expressions, for example through alternative culture. The thesis also provides the characteristics of the socio-political situation in Denmark and Sweden in the given period, which imply the specifics of the development of protest...

The Nordic welfare state is usually referred to as the most successful model of its kind; this social system based on the principle of universalism is a common ideal for other European states. The goal of the diploma thesis The Nordic Welfare State Model is to introduce this social model, both from a theoretical and practical point of view. The description of theoretic models as well as the history of European welfare states are vital in order to understand the functioning of social systems; however the main purpose of this paper is to characterize the Nordic welfare state model through the examples of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and to capture the main commonalities and disparities in comparison with the rest of Europe. Based on up-to-date analyses of mainly Scandinavian researchers as well as reports of international organizations this paper offers an extensive analysis of the Nordic Welfare State Model.

This bachelor thesis is divided into three main parts. The first chapter deals with the theme of the welfare state. It explains the definition of this term, outlines general causes of the rise of this form, characterizes existing models of the social policy with focus on the Nordic type, presents some of the opinions of the critics and also deals with the crisis of this concept. The second part is dedicated to the theme of the competitiveness. It includes some of the applied definitions and gives examples of the institutions, which deal with measuring competitiveness. The second chapter focuses on the methodology used by the World Economic Forum. The third part tries to find a connection between the development of the competitiveness and the reduction of the welfare state in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The procedure is based on the analysis of the development of the competitiveness of these countries according to the Global Competitiveness Reports and on the analysis of the indicators, which help to estimate the development of the typical attributes of the Nordic model of the welfare state.

This thesis deals with system of personal taxation in northern european countries -- Denmark, Finland and Sweden. At the end of this thesis are introduced suggested changes of Czech personal taxation, which are based on systems of investigated countries. The suggestions are to cancel expending rates, to cancel the supergross wage, to improve tax morality and to introduce taxation of benefits and system of high income taxation.

The thesis Nordic Welfare states addresses the social policies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. It concentrates on specific features of policies forming the Nordic social system and the paper also evaluates the impacts of the social policies in various fields. Moreover, the paper discusses the perspectives of the Nordic welfare state and identifies potential risks which they may face in the future.

The main subject of the thesis is to describe and to compare the legal rules for the assessment of the personal employment income tax base in chosen EU countries - in Denmark, France and Sweden. The comparison itself consists of two parts. The legal regulations of single types of employment income in selected states are compared with the aim of finding concordances and differences. Further the savings from application of those rules on gross employment income are calculated and compared.

Diploma thesis "Nordic countries and their support of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on their way to European structures" deals with foreign policies of Denmark, Sweden and Finland towards three Baltic countries in the 1990s. The paper is focused on Danish, Swedish and Finnish bilateral support of three Baltic countries on their way to European structures, particularly to the EU. The thesis strives to explain a rationale and motives which were behind decisions of Nordic countries to help Baltic countries in the 1990s. Although the thesis is primarily focused on a development in the 1990s, a short part is also devoted to a historical development of the relations between Nordic and Baltic countries. This historical excursion helps to identify changes of Nordic foreign policies (Baltic policies) which occurred in the 1990s. The main proposition of this thesis is a statement that though there were several motives behind decisions of Nordic states to help Baltic countries, the main factor which caused high involvement of Denmark, Sweden and Finland in the Baltic Sea area were security related factors. The thesis also offers a summary of some motives which were behind high involvement of Nordic countries in the region and provides some similarities and differences in Baltic policies of Denmark, Sweden and...

Obsahem této bakalářské práce je tematika interkulturní komunikace a vliv interkulturních rozdílů na spolupráci a obchodování se skandinávskými státy (Norsko, Švédsko, Dánsko). Na základě historických, kulturních, politických a ekonomických faktorů jsou v práci vysvětleny specifika a projevy kulturních dimenzí skandinávských států definované G. Hofstedem a jejich vliv na spolupráci a obchodování s těmito státy. Na závěr jsou uvedena doporučení a rady pro české obchodníky a manažery, kteří se chystají na spolupráci se skandinávskými zeměmi.