David Bartolini Università Politecnica delle Marche   p.zzale Martelli 8 Ancona, 60121 Italy   dbartomail@gmail.com   http://utenti.dea.univpm.it/bartolini   Biographical Sketch: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the "Università Politecnica delle Marche" in Ancona (Italy); in March 2007, I have been awarded a PhD in Economics from the University of Essex, UK. My research activity is mainly focused on the study of endogenous coalition formation models and bargaining, with applications to Political Economy, Public Economics and Industrial Organization.   Primary Research Focus: Endogenous coalition formation and bargaining with applications to IO, public economics and political economy   JEL Areas: C7 : Game Theory and Bargaining Theory:General H : Public Economics