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In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics

President of the committee:

•     Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Yi Huang, Associate Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor

• Mr Ugo Panizza, Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor

• Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor, Internal Reader

• Mr Jun Qian, Professor, Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University, Shanghai, China