Emanuele Bacchiocchi graduated in Statistical Sciences at the University of Bologna, where he subsequently obtained the PhD in Methodological Statistics for the Scientific Research. Before moving to the University of Bologna, he has been Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Econometrics at the University of Milan. He has published in international journals such as the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Fiscal Studies. His main research interests are: time series econometrics, identification of econometric models, structural breaks, and applied macro econometrics.