Srovnání makroekonomického vývoje České republiky a Slovenské republiky po roce 1993

This thesis compares the macroeconomic development of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after 1993, with a focus on real GDP per capita in the period 1993–2025. The theoretical part defines the main approaches to economic growth, real and nominal convergence, post-transition economic development, and the relationship between the monetary regime and long-term growth. The empirical part uses data from the World Development Indicators database and compares the development of both economies through graphical and descriptive analysis of time series. Particular attention is paid to the period after 2009, when Slovakia adopted the euro. The hypothesis concerning a change in Slovakia’s relative growth dynamics is tested using a difference-in-differences model. The results show that Slovakia significantly converged towards the Czech economic level over the observed period. Its real GDP per capita increased from 57.6% of the Czech level in 1993 to 82.6% in 2025. After 2009, Slovakia’s growth advantage over the Czech Republic declined, but the main econometric model did not confirm a statistically significant change at the five percent significance level.