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Maģistra darba ietvaros pētīts Latvijas banku sektors no 2007. līdz 2012.gadam, ar mērķi novērtēt tā konkurences līmeni un sakarības ar banku darbības rādītājiem. Tiek izmantota gan strukturālā analīzes metode, novērtējot dažādus tirgu raksturojošus koeficientus, gan ne-strukturālā, izmantojot Panzar-Rosse metodi (H-statistiku). Iedalot pētāmo periodu trīs apakš periodos, tiek secināts, ka tirgus konkurence ir īpaši pieaugusi krīzes apstākļos, tomēr ir izjaukts tirgus ilgtermiņa līdzsvars, kā rezultātā izmaksu pieaugums rada īstermiņa samazinājumu aktīvu atdevē, kura bijusi negatīva visu krīzes periodu. Konkurence un koncentrācija ir drīzāk pretēji rādītāji ekonomiskās izaugsmes periodā, bet darbojas vienā virzienā krīzes un pēc krīzes apstākļos. Krīzes periodā konkurence ir produktivitāti veicinoša un tirgū efektīvākās bankas iegūst augstākās tirgus daļas., The aim of the paper is to estimate the level of competition in Latvian banking sector from year 2007 to year 2012, and to find relationships with different banks performance ratios. Structural method has included different concentration and efficiency ratios and non-structural Panzar-Rosse method is used for competition level estimation. The period is divided in three sub-periods to reach better estimates as the effect of economic crisis should be taken into account. In the result it has been showed that because of the crisis competition has been increasing but the market has been out forced from long-term equilibrium. Also the competition and concentration have different relationships depending on the period analyzed. During crisis competition has increased a lot and has been promoting efficiency, so the market shares for best banks have also increased.

One of the most discussed questions in past decades has been the climate change issue. This has affected policies within industrial sector and the economic by itself. Forest deforestation counts for one fifth of the total emissions worldwide, which leads to the need for better forest management. Finland and Latvia are countries in Europe that have relatively high shares of forest and other wooden land areas. This raises the value of sustainable forest management in these countries to provide the local industries with continues supply of resources, and to prevent the transiency of other values in forests, as biodiversity, health and vitality of forests, non-wood products, cultural and spiritual values, protective and others functions, also related to the climate change. In this paper, the six pan-European Sustainable Forest Management criteria and their indicators are used as quantitative measurement and valuation tool to characterize sustainable forest management in Finland and Latvia more specifically. Finally, a Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis is conducted to give better comprehensive view on sustainable forest management, and to propose what would be the focuses for the future in each of the countries. The brief conclusion is that both countries have implemented sustainable forest management practice in their policies; however, the results differ. Each country has its strong and weak factors, e.g., Finland still is not able to capture the carbon stock in volumes that are generated by deforestation and shifting agriculture, but Latvia still has high levels of damaged forests and tree defoliation in recent years. At the same time, each country has its opportunities and treats, e.g., in Finland 95% of forests are certified, while in Latvia still stay behind in the certification procedure and only half of all forest land areas are certified under international certification scheme. More conclusions can be found at the end of the paper, as well as discussion and suggestions.

Kvantitatīvās risku vadības metodes dod skaitlisku novērtējumu dažādiem projektu raksturojošies rādītājiem un risku cēloņiem. Jebkuras metodes pamatā ir eksperta – analītiķa kompetence analizēt un interpretēt iegūtos rezultātus. Darba mērķis ir izstrādāt vienotu koncepciju par projektu risku vadības veikšanu dažāda izmēra vai tautsaimniecības sektoru projektos, un, izmantojot LOGIT modeli, novērtēt projektu apstiprināšanas ietekmējošos faktorus. Pēc LOGIT modeļa analīzes apskatīti Eiropas Reģionālā attīstības fonda programmas „Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas” 2.3.2.2. aktivitātes pirmo divu kārtu projektu apstiprināšanas rezultāti. Tie liecina, ka projekta apstiprināšanu visvairāk ietekmē īpaši atbalstāmās teritorijas attīstības indekss un pieprasītā struktūrfondu līdzfinansējuma intensitāte, kas izteikta procentos vai pēc punktu novērtējuma., Quantitative methods of project risk management gives numerical evaluations about different Project characteristics and causes of risks. At the bases of any method is the expert – analyst competence to estimate and interpret the results. The aim is to develop a uniform concept of the project risk management process in different sizes or economic sectors and estimate factors that influence project approvals with using LOGIT model. There is a European Regional development fund program called „Business and innovations” the activity no. 2.3.2.2 analysis about the approval of projects in the first and second project round. The result tells that approval of project is affected by the index of special support territories and the structural founding intensity that is estimated by percent or received points.

Ekonomikas krīzes laikā pieauga sieviešu nodarbinātības daļa kopējā nodarbinātībā, tomēr aktuāla problēma arvien ir darba samaksas atšķirības starp dzimumiem. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir novērtēt šīs atšķirības Latvijas tautsaimniecības nozarēs no 2007. līdz 2013. gadam, aprēķinot nekoriģētās darba samaksas atšķirības (balstoties uz bruto darba samaksu mēnesī). Kā arī veikt hipotēžu pārbaudi par darba samaksas atšķirībām sektoros ar lielu sieviešu vai vīriešu dominanci, konkrēti, veselības, izglītības, būvniecības un elektroenerģijas, gāzes apgādes, siltumapgādes un gaisa kondicionēšanas sektoros. Rezultāti liecina, ka pastāv abu metožu rezultātu sakritība, tomēr tās būtu lietojamas papildinoši viena otrai, nevis aizstājot. Statistiski nozīmīgas darba samaksas atšķirības starp dzimumiem ir visos minētajos, izņemot izglītības, sektoros., During the economic crisis women employment share in total employment increased, however, there is still a gender pay gap observed. The aim of bachelor thesis is to assess the gender pay gap s in Latvia's economy and its sectors from 2007 to 2013, using unadjusted pay gap assessment (based on monthly gross salary). Hypothesis testis of gender pay gap is done for sectors with a large female or male dominance, specifically in health, education, construction and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning sectors. The research results show that, on average, there is a consistant results of both methods, however, they should be used complementary, rather than replacing each other. There is statistically significant gender pay gap in all mentioned sectors, except in education.