Essays in political economy

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Essays in Political Economy

Andrea Cintolesi

Thesis submitted for assessment with a view to obtaining the degree of

Doctor of Economics of the European University Institute

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European University Institute

Department of Economics

Essays in Political Economy

Andrea Cintolesi

Thesis submitted for assessment with a view to obtaining the degree of

Doctor of Economics of the European University Institute

Examining Board

Prof. Andrea Mattozzi, EUI, Supervisor

Prof. Andrea Ichino, EUI, co-supervisor

Prof. James M. Snyder, Jr., Harvard University

Prof. Tommaso Nannicini, Università Bocconi

© Andrea Cintolesi, 2019

No part of this thesis may be copied, reproduced or transmitted without prior

permission of the author

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I Andrea Cintolesi certify that I am the author of the work Essays in Political Economy I have presented for examination for the PhD thesis at the European University Institute. I also certify that this is solely my own original work, other than where I have clearly indicated, in this declaration and in the thesis, that it is the work of others.

I warrant that I have obtained all the permissions required for using any material from other copyrighted publications.

I certify that this work complies with the Code of Ethics in Academic Research issued by the European University Institute (IUE 332/2/10 (CA 297).

The copyright of this work rests with its author. [quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made.] This work may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. This authorisation does not, to the best of my knowledge, infringe the rights of any third party.

Statement of inclusion of previous work (if applicable):

I confirm that chapter 2 was jointly co-authored with Andrea Mattozzi and Daniela Iorio and I contributed 33% of the work.

Signature and Date:

26/11/2019 Andrea Cintolesi.

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0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 Po la ri za ti o n 80 90 100 110 120 Congress

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