Prof. Dr. Cosimo Magazzino is currently a Professor of Economic Policy, European Economic Policy, and Environmental and Energy Economics in the Department of Political Science, Roma Tre University (Italy). He earned his Ph.D. from Universita degli Studi Roma Tre in 2008. His research interests include public finance; energy econometrics; environmental Kuznets curve; time series econometrics; and panel data models. His current research is focused on the econometric analysis of the sustainability of public finances, the relationship among CO2 emissions, GDP and energy consumption, and the twin deficits.