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

President of the committee:

• Mr Ugo Panizza, Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Gilles Carbonnier, Professor, Thesis Director
• Mr Ugo Panizza, Professor, Internal Reader
• Ms Beatrice Weder Di Mauro, Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr Salvatore Di Falco, Professor, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva