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

President of the committee:

• Mr Cédric Tille, Professor

Members of the committee:

• Mr Ugo Panizza, Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Mr Huang Yi, Associate Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Mr Cédric Tille, Professor, Internal Reader
• Mr Mathias Hoffmann, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Zürich