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The aim of thesis is to analyze the development of the national economy of Iceland in the period 1994-2013. In addition to the reasons for the collapse of the banking sector thesis examines the way the state handled the situation. The theoretical part deals with the theory of the national economy, the characteristics of the main macroeconomic aggregates, the current banking system and selected theories of the business cycle. The practical part presents economic and political characteristics of Iceland. It is followed by main analysis divided into two periods, each of which contains an analysis of the legal framework, institutional provision, development of key macroeconomic aggregates and a separate chapter devoted to the development of the banking sector. Research suggests that the overheating of the economy occurred due to the extreme expansion of the banking sector, expansionary fiscal policy and inappropriate monetary policy of the central bank. The State had to seek the help of the International Monetary Fund during the crisis. There has been introduction of capital controls to stabilize the exchange rate. The state let the banking sector go bankrupt and created new domestic banks. Subsequently fiscal indicators were stabilized, but not at the expense of the needy and households. The business cycle in Iceland is best described by the Financial instability hypothesis.

This thesis tries to describe origin of Icelandic crisis from 2008 and tries to explain whether it was caused by liberalisation of Icelandic market or by excessive monetary and fiscal interventions. Analysis of behaviour of free market subjects and analysis of policy of central bank and government couldn't clearly accept or reject the hypotheses that the crisis was caused by liberalisation. On the other hand the thesis sees chosen policy of government and central bank as a main contributor to the break out of the crisis. This assumption is in accordance with theoretical and practical study of most important monetary and fiscal interventions implemented in Iceland

In accordance with its main goal, the main thesis shows which published data and indicators contemporary financial markets use to assess the state of major economies and forecast their short-term future development. Using Bloomberg as the primary source, the thesis provides a detailed analysis of the indicators and surveys sought by finance professionals when assessing the performance of the economy in the United States, the euro-zone (with emphasis on Germany) and, in the context of the impact on the global economy and markets, in China and Japan. A preliminary hypothesis about the similarity or closeness between the theoretical view and the practical approach of financial markets has been refuted. Instead, after close scrutiny and detailed analysis, we have established that financial markets put great emphasis on forward-looking indicators and monetary policy. This emphasis was confirmed by a survey of local investors. Using expert opinion and analysis, the thesis charts an overview of select economic indicators and their over- (payrolls, consumer sentiment) or undervaluation (regional Fed activity indexes, CFNAI).

This thesis tries to describe government help to economy during the period of crisis in years 2006 -- 2013 in USA and Iceland with regard to Austrian business cycle theory. This thesis stands critical toward connection of fiscal and monetary policy and their activist policy because this policy was one of the causes of economical fluctuation in last years. Help of fiscal policy connected with monetary policy took primarily form of providing liquidity to financial sector and granting government guarantees to financial institutions and bailing out their risky assets. Regulatory measures are subjected to closer analysis and are commented according to data analysis.

The magister thesis makes comparison of monetary causes of the crises in 1970s and the current crises in the United States of America. On the basis of theoretical part that analyzes the Austrian theory of the business cycle derives work in analytical part the consequences of monetary policy on the economy in both of observed periods. Through the use of history of monetary policy finds the thesis advice for solution to current crises. The thesis analyzes monetary instruments of American central bank and explains the mechanism of transfer of money into the economy. In the terms of current economic debates the thesis conclusion answers the question if or on what condition can actual situation of the economy of the United States of America leads in stagflation development.

The master thesis analyses potential impacts of introduction of the quantitative easing by the Czech National Bank as a new monetary instrument in the Czech Republic, which would be used as a means of fight against the economic cycle. Instruments which a central bank can use in the area of monetary policy become limited in the era of major interest rates inclining to zero. Power of conventional means becomes insufficient. As a result, more and more central banks consider introduction of a relatively new instrument -- quantitative easing which is applied e.g. by the FED or the ECB at present. The main goal of the thesis is to assess advantages and disadvantages of introduction of quantitative easing by the Czech National Bank and its ability to influence the economic cycle when basic principles of quantitative easing are applied on a real small opened economy. The output should present analysis and assessment of costs and benefits arising from introduction of quantitative easing. Actual data from the economies, where the quantitative easing has been applied, are analyzed in the thesis. The results of the analysis are used as a basis for creation of a simple universal model of functioning of quantitative easing which is after customizing according to specifics of the Czech economy, applied to the Czech Republic. Three possible scenarios of development of economy after introduction of quantitative easing by the CNB were developed on the basis of the model which differs from each other as they relate to a different phase of economic cycle.

This work tries to describe and compare causes of the dot-com crisis and the subprime crisis with regard to Austrian business cycle theory. This work stands critical towards activistic monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve System, which was one of the causes of the dot-com crisis in the year 2001 and the Subprime crisi in the year 2008, which lead into economic recession of recent years. Above mentioned economic fluctuations are subjected to closer analysis and are commented on the basis of studying press releases of the committee of the Federal Reserve System.

This work makes an effort to find main causes of recent crisis in the countries of Eurozone with regard to Austrian Business Cycle Theory. This work stands critical towards integrated monetary policy of the European Central Bank which through unitary interest rate for heterogenous economics facilitated excessive amount of loans for countries like Spain or Irleand, which according to Austrian theory led into economic recession. Chosen countries are subjected to closer analysis of economic indicators for entire period in the monetary union.

The thesis aims to defend the irreplaceable role of the Austrian business cycle theory in explaining the current financial crisis in the U.S.. Attention is also paid to applied measures of American economic policies and their impact on the elimination of the purification process of the recession. Furthermore, the work deals with the identification of preventive measures, which would reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of economic cycles. Recommendations by representatives of the Austrian School are described as difficult to implement on the basis of number of arguments. In the work are therefore proposed more realistic measures to limit the volatility of the economic cycle, which emanate mainly from the composite price index, which is the subject of this text. The index reflects the price development in all stages of production and should therefore in monetary policy matters replace the current use of price indicators, based on the inflated scale of consumption, taking into account only minimal effects of monetary expansion. The work deals with the calculation of the composite price index for the United States, which used the instrument of Skounsen indicator of gross domestic output. The development of the composite price index in the US is then analyzed and compared with the development of other macroeconomic variables. Based on this examination, we recommend the use of composite price index for monetary policy regime of inflation targeting and the implementation thereof by the Federal Reserve monetary policy.

The diploma thesis deals with the connection between the economy cycle and the development on the mortgage credit market since 2000 until 2010. Mainly it focuses on the problematic of the effectiveness of the currency policy and on the analysis of the main determinants, which leads to the mortgage crisis. The aim of the thesis is to assess the determinants of the credit cycle and their connection with the development of the economy cycle. The main indicator that influence the credit cycle will be analyzed. On the basis of the gained information I will answer the question whether there should exist some strategy of the state in the field of accommodation and whether the currency policy should be controlled according to same rules or rather discretionally. As for the methodology, the descriptive method, the comparative analysis, the trend line and the technique of the deviations from the trend will be applied.

The purpose of this diploma thesis is to examine the impact of monetary and fiscal policy upon business cycle and the long term growth on the example of Swiss economy. The research approach is the analysis of monetary and fiscal indicators related with gross domestic product. Theoretical part explains business cycle theories, which consider cause of economic fluctuations in monetary and fiscal policy and further describes stabilization role of this particular policies and develop relevant problems within it. In practical part there is conducted research of monetary and fiscal influence upon Swiss business cycle with eligible indicators. The final part summarizes the most important knowledge and provides appropriate recommendations to reduce cyclical volatility of the product and to create a suitable economic and political framework for a functioning economy in the long term.

This thesis deals with deflation. Today the importance of inflation and deflation is creating a false impression about the true meaning of those two economic concepts. The objective of this work is to summarize the concept of deflation and a detailed taxonomy of the Austrian School view contrasted against a traditional view of mainstream economics and the widespread view that deflation is one of the most serious disorders, such as the economy may suffer. But are falling prices really so bad? The theoretical part mainly demonstrates by the value-neutral analysis that the long-declining prices in most cases are beneficial. In the end, these theoretical knowledge is applied in the case study, which analyzes in detail the Japanese economy, for which deflation became synonymous. Findings will be compared with the monetary policies conducted by the Bank of Japan, so I wanted to demonstrate that the persistent economic downturn in Japan is not because of price deflation, but as the result of aggressive fiscal and monetary policies to halt the decline in general level of prices of goods and services.

This bachelor thesis answers the question, whether F. A. Hayek repudiated his own theory of business cycle by abandoning his previous criticism of stabilization of the price level. This paper introduces Hayek's business cycle theory as the part of the positive theoretical analysis, so its conclusion does not have to be also proposal for monetary policy. Hayek perceives money neutrality as a theoretical ideal, which cannot be achieved in the real world. Later, he also introduces an alternative aim of monetary policy -- the stability of the purchasing power of money. The publication Denationalisation of Money is an instruction for achieving this goal and so it is not in conflict with Hayek's business cycle theory. The relation between stability of purchasing power and smooth progress of the economy is substitutional and only competition among currencies will show, what type of mix do people prefer. Hayek's later declaration signifies that his business cycle theory is not able in itself to explain disasters such as the Great Depression.

This diploma thesis is trying to analyze the monetary policy of The Federal Reserve System in context of the economic process in the period 1913 -- 1929 and its reverse influence on the economy of The United States. In an effort to expose incompetence of the central control of money stock it brings more complex view including preceding development from the end of 18 century, trough the foundation The Federal Reserve System in the year 1913, the period of the world war I., trough era of prosperity of the twenties to the beginning of The Great Depression. In the theoretical part it brings monetary centralism face to face with liberalism of the Austrian school. Theoretical ground is based on the Austrian theory of business cycle which considers the reasons of economic fluctuation to be inflationary character of the commercial banking system at the head of central bank.

The thesis analyses the rapid growth of indebtedness of Czech households, which have created concerns both among economists and general public. The thesis is aimed not only on development of indebtedness but also on causes of recent developments and structure of indebtedness. The thesis also deals with household savings, which are opposite of debts and according to neoclassical theory are the bottom line of economic growth. Main part of the thesis closely examines impacts of indebtedness upon Czech economy. It tries to describe and assess these impacts using economic theories, which are described in theoretical part of the thesis. International comparisons are an integral part of analysis, without them the analysis would be incomplete. The thesis uses up-to-date statistical data and widely used measures of indebtedness.

The thesis deals with a monetary phenomenon of price deflation. In modern monetary theories, causes are sometimes confused with consequences. As to price deflation, consequences of causes of this phenomenon are often attributed to it while it is not a cause but a mere consequence. That's why we have identified causes of price deflation and their true consequences in the thesis. According to quantity theory of money, there are three main sources of price deflation as follows: decline in money supply, decline in velocity of circulation of money, and productivity growth. These causes are analyzed in detail, each of them in a single chapter. Price deflation is often associated with depressions while in some cases it might be a mere consequence of depression, not a cause. On the other hand, price deflation might also be a consequence of productivity growth (unless accommodated by increase in money supply) which makes it perfectly compatible with a healthy and growing economy.