Selected publications:
- Santolini, R. (2024). The election campaign for parliament in the age of the Internet. Kyklos, 77 (3), 616-641.
- Ermini, B., Santolini, R., Ciommi, M. (2023). Equitable and sustainable well-being in Italian municipalities: Do women in politics make the difference?. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 90, 101741.
- Santolini, R. (2023). Property tax incentives to divorce strategically. Journal of Economic Studies, 51(9), 59-74.
- Santolini, R. (2023). The COVID-19 green certificate's effect on vaccine uptake in French and Italian regions. Journal of Policy Modeling, 45(5), 1036-1057.
- Matteucci, N., Santolini, R., Di Fabio, S. (2023). ICT diffusion in public administration and business dynamics: Evidence from Italian municipalities. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 94(4), 1233-1271.
- Merkaj, E., Santolini, R. (2022). Italian national policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Umbria Regions. Health Policy, 126(4), 287-293.
- Sacchi, A., Santolini, R., Schneider, F. (2022). On the effects of e-participation on shadow economy: A worldwide empirical analysis. German Economic Review, 23(3), 463-491.
- Picchio, M., Santolini, R. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on voter turnout. European Journal of Political Economy, 73, 102161.
– Picchio, M., Santolini R. (2020). Fiscal rules and budget forecast errors of Italian municipalities. European Journal of Political Economy, 64, 101921.
– Santolini, R. (2020). Spatial effects on local government efficiency, Papers in Regional Science, 99(1), 183-200.
– Quaresima, F., Santolini, R., Fiorillo, F. (2020). Political affiliationin post-parliamentary careers in Italian public enterprises, German Economic Review, 21(1):35-64.
– Bartolini, D., Ninka, E., Santolini, R. (2019). Tax decentralisation, labour productivity, and employment in OECD countries, Applied Economics, 51(34): 3710-3729.
– Bartolini, D., Sacchi, A. Salotti, S., Santolini, R. (2018). Fiscal decentralization in times of financial crises, CESifo Economic Studies, 64(3), 456-488.
– Ermini, B., Santolini, R. (2017). Urban sprawl and property tax of a city's core and suburbs: evidence from Italy, Regional Studies, 51(9), 1374-1386.
– Santolini, R. (2017). Electoral rules and public spending composition: The case of Italian regions, Contemporary Economic Policy, 35(3), 551-577.
– Bartolini, D., Santolini, R. (2017). Political institutions behind good governance, Economic Systems 41(1), 68-85.
– Ermini, B., Santolini, R. (2014). Does globalization matter on fiscal decentralization? New evidence from the OECD, Global Economic Review 43, 153-183.
– Ermini, B., Fiorillo, F., Santolini, R. (2013).Environmental protection, land-use regulation and local government taxation: Theory and evidence on Italian municipalities, Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment 2, 93-112.
– Bartolini, D., Santolini, R. (2013). Fiscal autonomy and quality of governance in OECD countries, Economics Bulletin 33, 706-713.
– Bartolini, D., Santolini, R. (2012). Political yardstick competition among Italian municipalities on spending decisions, The Annals of Regional Science 49,213-235.
– Ermini, B., Santolini, R. (2010). Local expenditure interaction in Italian municipalities. Do local council partnerships make a difference?, Local Government Studies 36, 655-677.
– Santolini, R.(2009).*The political trend in local government tax setting, Public Choice, 139(1-2), 125-134.
– Santolini, R.(2008).*A spatial cross-sectional analysis of political trends in Italian municipalities, Papers in Regional Science 87, 431-451.
– Santolini, R.(2007).*La letteratura empirica sull'interdipendenza e sul comportamento imitativo nelle scelte di politica fiscale, Studi e Note di Economia, 3, 417-433.
*Article extracted from Ph.D. thesis and revised for publication.
Working papers:
- Matteucci, N., Picchio, M., Santolini, R., Yebetchou Tchounkeu R.A., (2025). Telecare and elderly mortality: Evidence from Italian Municipalities, IZA DP No. 17827.
- Yebetchou Tchounkeu R.A., Santolini, R., Palomba, G., Merkaj, E. (2024). Health efficiency and elderly mortality in Italy, DISES working paper No. 485.