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

President of the committee:

• Ms Joëlle Noailly, Lecturer

Members of the committee:

• Ms Martina Viarengo, Associate Professor, Co-Supervisor
• Mr Jean-Louis Arcand, Professor, Co-Supervisor
• Ms Joëlle Noailly, Lecturer, Internal Reader
• Mr Simone Bertoli, Professor, Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), Université Clermont Auvergne, France