Cosimo Magazzino Roma Tre University   Via G. Chiabrera, 199 Via G. Chiabrera, 199 Rome, IT 00145 Italy   cosimo.magazzino@uniroma3.it   www.cosimomagazzino.blogspot.com   Biographical Sketch: Cosimo Magazzino was born in Grottaglie (TA) on February 14, 1980. He is an Aggregate Professor for the SSD SECS-P/02 at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Roma Tre University since January 2007. He received his PhD in “Political Sciences” from 2008, and has a degree in “Public Policies” from July 2005. In July 2010 he also received a Master degree in “Applied Econometrics” organized by SSEF and ISAE.       JEL Areas: H6 : National Budget, Deficit, and Debt: General E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General