Cristiana Firullo

Cristiana Firullo is a PhD Candidate in Information Science at Cornell University and an IvyPlus Scholar within the Department of Economics at Stanford University. Her research operates at the nexus of applied microeconomics, behavioral science, and digital market design. She studies online user behavior and investigates the economic implications of platform architectures, examining how algorithmic personalization, digital advertising ecosystems, and data governance frameworks shape consumer welfare and competitive dynamics. Cristiana combines structural microeconomic modeling with large-scale behavioral data and field experiments, aiming at modernizing antitrust enforcement, platform regulation, and consumer protection policies in digital markets.  Cristiana holds both a BSc and an MSc in Economics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University, with a specialization in Industrial Organization and Behavioral Economics. She has former experience in economic consulting at Oxera Consulting LLP in Oxford, UK, where she advised leading technology firms on complex antitrust litigation and regulatory strategy.