Rule reminder
Academic Italian uses: 'poiché' and 'dal momento che' for stating research premises; 'in quanto' for theoretical qualifications; causal gerund for compressed, elegant reasoning; 'grazie a' / 'a causa di' for attributing outcomes to factors. Avoid 'siccome' and 'visto che' in academic prose.
THESIS INTRODUCTION — 'La questione è rilevante _____ tocca aspetti fondamentali della teoria economica contemporanea.'