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

President of the committee:

    Mr Jean-Louis Arcand, Professor

Members of the committee:

    Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor, Thesis Director
    Mr Jean-Louis Arcand, Professor, Internal Reader
    Ms Joëlle Noailly, Lecturer Internal Reader
    Mr Simone Moriconi, Professor, Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods,
    IÉSEG , School of Management, Paris La Défense