About Sofia's Research

Her research interests include industrial organization, consumer behavior, food policy, and environmental regulation. 

Her recent empirical work has focused on the economics behind wholesale price discrimination banning legislation, contractual relationships along a vertical supply chain, and identifying the role of those contracts in explaining pass-through of cost shocks along the supply chain into retail prices that consumers face. She has published in the top economics and field journals such as the Review of Economic Studies, Rand Journal of Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and Management Science. 

Working Papers under Submission:

Fan, L., J. Sears, A. Stevens, S. B. Villas-Boas. 2023. “Mobility and Social Distancing given local Critical Health Care Access and Capacity: Evidence from the US pandemic years.”

Working Papers in progress:

Madsen, K., E. Altman , and S. B. Villas-Boas. “Survey Evidence on Sweet and sugared Beverage (SSB) Consumption in the presence of SSB taxes.”

Carrera, M. and S. B. Villas-Boas. "Consumer Observational Learning among Brands and Generics considering Strategic Supply"

Ma, M. and S. B. Villas-Boas, "Greek Wars: Product Introduction in the US Yogurt Market"