Research

Policy Evaluation | Digital Trace Data | Causal Inference

Peer-reviewed publications

• Peer-reviewed Carneiro, B., Resce, G., Caravaggio, N., Santangelo, A. E., Ruscica, G., Tucci, G., … & Coffey, K. (2025). Text mining and machine learning reveal global determinants of food insecurity. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 36709.  Open access PDF →
• Peer-reviewed Pastore, L., Corvo, L., Santangelo, A. E., Resce, G., & Lelo, A. (2025). Measuring sustainability impacts through SROI: a case study of the Italian glass industry's contribution to the SDGs. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 38(5), 1483–1498.  PDF →
• Peer-reviewed Santangelo, A. E. (2023). The relationship between financial constraints and innovation, with a supportive analysis on a sample of firms. Journal of Academic Research in Economics, 15(3), 523–544.  PDF →
• Peer-reviewed Pietrovito, F., & Santangelo, A. E. (2022). Divario Nord-Sud: un focus sul Molise. GLOCALE, 18(19).  Citation →

Working papers

• Working paper Pietrovito, F., Rancan, A., Resce, G., & Santangelo, A. E. (2026). Do fiscal constraints affect health inequality research? A bibliometric perspective. ESDP No. 26102, University of Molise.  PDF →
• Working paper Caravaggio, N., Resce, G., & Santangelo, A. E. (2025). EU cohesion policy and digital public services. ESDP No. 25100, University of Molise.  PDF →

Conference papers

• Conference Cebrián Cerdá, E., Santangelo, A. E., & Domenech, J. (2025). Are people losing interest in environmental issues? Insights from Google Trends. CARMA 2025, Rome, 2–4 July 2025.  ResearchGate →
• Conference Nigro, I., Santangelo, A. E., & Modina, M. (2025). Detecting potential fake innovators using web scraping: the case for Italian startups. CARMA 2025, Rome, 2–4 July 2025.  ResearchGate →
• Conference Caravaggio, N., Di Renzo, G., Fanelli, L., Resce, G., & Santangelo, A. E. (2024). In what is Europe investing? A text mining approach on cohesion projects. CARMA 2024, Valencia.  ResearchGate →
• Conference Carneiro, B., Resce, G., Tucci, G., Ruscica, G., Caravaggio, N., Fanelli, L., Santangelo, A. E., & Cruciata, P. (2024). A multi-platform framework for nowcasting social phenomena: a case study for food insecurity. CARMA 2024, Valencia.  ResearchGate →
• Conference Santangelo, A. E. (2024). Do websites provide information about innovation activities? CARMA 2024, Valencia, p. 411.  DOI →

Editorial activity

Reviewer for:

• The Annals of Regional Science (Springer)
• Italian Economic Journal (Springer)
• Research in International Business and Finance (Elsevier)
• Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development