Měření kvality života v regionech střední Evropy pomocí kompozitních ukazatelů

Quality of life is a complex economic-social phenomenon with many aspects; therefore, composite indicators are often used for measurement. The main goal of the thesis is to construct a quality of life index for the regions of Central Europe, which could be used to measure the performance of the regions. The aim of the thesis is to present a composite indicator of the quality of life as a tool for connecting science and public policy, which is an ideal way of starting a public debate on societal issues. The final quality of life index and dimension indices are examined employing characteristics of variability and spatial dependency using cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The subjective and objective perception of the quality of life in the regions of Central Europe is displayed in a two-dimensional space. The constructed quality of life index is subjected to a sensitivity analysis on the selected methods of construction. Regions that have uneven results across dimensions are most sensitive to the choice of construction methods. The regions in the south of Germany and the capitals Bratislava, Warsaw and Prague have the highest values of the quality of life index. Conversely, Slovak and Polish regions have low values. The overall quality of life and its individual dimensions are spatially dependent, the only exception being the dimension of education. For some regions, the subjective and objective view of the quality of life diverges, for example in the Northwest and Central Bohemia regions.