Maria Alessandra Antonelli

Maria Alessandra Antonelli serves as Associate Professor of Public Finance at Sapienza University of Rome's Department of Legal and Economic Studies within the Faculty of Law. Her academic career spans over 25 years with progressive appointments from Researcher (2002-2019) to her current tenured position since September 2019. She maintains active roles as Editorial Board Member for BMC Public Health, Managing Editor of Public Finance Research Papers, and serves on multiple departmental committees including the Research Commission since December 2023.

• PhD in Political Economy, Sapienza University of Rome (1997)
• Laurea in Economics and Commerce, University 'G. D'Annunzio' of Chieti (1991, 110/110 cum laude)
• Visiting Researcher at University of Pennsylvania (1993) and Université Panthéon Sorbonne (2000)

Her research centers on the efficiency of social spending with particular focus on workplace safety economics, health policy, and institutional quality impacts. She employs sophisticated empirical methodologies including multidimensional welfare analysis and regional comparative studies across European contexts. Her work bridges theoretical public finance with practical policy evaluation, especially regarding European welfare systems and social solidarity economy measurement.

Her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a concentrated research trajectory analyzing occupational safety through economic lenses, European welfare stratification, and institutional determinants of health outcomes. These works demonstrate methodological sophistication including regional-level analysis of Italian workplace accidents, multidimensional assessment of European social protection systems, and innovative frameworks for measuring social economy impact.

• UNTFSSE Award 2023 (United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force) for best paper at 9th EMES International Conference
• Multiple publications in top journals including Applied Economics, European Journal of Health Economics, and International Journal of Manpower
• Editorial leadership for Public Finance Research Papers series

Her research leadership extends to directing multiple funded projects including the 2020 'Focusing events and public policies: Welfare in light of the pandemic crisis' and participation in numerous INAIL-funded safety research initiatives. She actively mentors through doctoral program committees and serves as Managing Editor for significant academic publications in her field.