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Jean-Philippe Weisskopf

Dr Jean-Philippe Weisskopf

Dr Jean-Philippe Weisskopf

Associate Professor

Expertise

  • Collectibles investments
  • Corporate governance
  • Empirical corporate finance
  • Family-owned businesses
  • Restaurant economics
  • Wine economics

Biography

Jean-Philippe, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Finance at EHL Hospitality Business School and managing director in a small family-held hotel group. He earned a PhD from the University of Fribourg (CH). His research interests focus on empirical corporate finance, family-owned businesses and wine economics.

Jean-Philippe is a founding member of the Alliance for Research on Wine & Hospitality Management and Bordeaux Wine Economics and an associate editor for the Journal of Wine Economics. He has published in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Banking & Finance, the Journal of Corporate Finance, Applied Economics, and the International Journal of Hospitality Management.

Awards

Researcher of the Year (2016)

Education

Dr. rer. pol., University of Fribourg

Courses Taught

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
• Corporate Finance
• Finance d'entreprise

Teaching Location

EHL Campus Lausanne

Journal publications

Li, S., Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2026). Baijiu as an Alternative Investment: The Financial Performance of the World’s Most Consumed Spirit. Finance Research Letters, 90, 109405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.109405

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2025). Simulation games in hospitality finance: Enhancing engagement and learning during emergency remote teaching. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 37, 100575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100575

Poretti, C., Weisskopf, J. P., & Zuchuat, K. (2025). Ownership and innovation in the hospitality industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 130, 104270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104270

Schatt, A., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2025). Unveiling the collective reputation effect of French wines. Tourism Economics, 31(6), 1140-1159. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166251332340

Weisskopf, J. P. (2024). Simplifying the complex: 10-K readability and asset structure. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 119, 103705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103705

Poretti, C., Weisskopf, J. P., & de Régie, P. D. V. (2024). Innovative business strategies, corporate performance, and firm value in the travel and leisure industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 118, 103683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103683

Masset, P. and Weisskopf, J.-P. (2024). From risk to reward: the strategic advantages of diversifying grape varietals. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 36(8), 2555-2581. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-06-2023-0801

Masset, P., Poretti, C., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2024). In family we trust—In good and bad times. International Review of Finance, 24(1), 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/irfi.12429

Gergaud, O., Masset, P., Pedrinelli, A., & Weisskopf, J. (2024). To share or not to share: An analysis of wine list disclosure by Swiss restaurant owners. Journal of Wine Economics, 19(1), 4-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2023.13

Derrien, F., Garel, A., Petit-Romec, A., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2024). Online reputation and Debt Capacity. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 59(3), 1100-1140. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022109023000248

Masset, P., Weisskopf, J. P., & Cardebat, J. M. (2023). Efficient pricing of Bordeaux en primeur wines. Journal of Wine Economics, 18(1), 39-65. https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2023.5

Lussi, S., Masset, P., Weisskopf, J.-P., & Blal, I. (2023). Cross-dimensional measures of asset lightness and fee orientation in lodging groups. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 109, 103391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103391

Masset, P., Mondoux, A., & Weisskopf, J. P. (2023). Fine wine pricing in a small and highly competitive market. International Journal of Wine Business Research, 35(1), 164-186. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWBR-10-2021-0054

Eugster, N., Ducret, R., Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J. P. (2022). Chasing dividends during the COVID‐19 pandemic. International review of finance, 22(2), 335-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/irfi.12360

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2022). At what price should Bordeaux wines be released? Economic Inquiry, 60(1), 392-412. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12997

Isakov, D., Pérignon, C., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2021). What If Dividends Were Tax-Exempt? Evidence from a Natural Experiment. The Review of Financial Studies, 34(12), 5756-5795. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhab010

Masset, P., Weisskopf, J. P., Cardebat, J. M., Faye, B., & Le Fur, E. (2021). Analyzing the risks of an illiquid and global asset: The case of fine wine. The quarterly review of economics and finance, 82, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2021.06.023

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J. P. (2021). New York restaurants: a wine odyssey between 1865 and 1920. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 62(3), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.1177/19389655211009852

Atanasova, C., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2020). The price of international equity ETFs: The role of relative liquidity. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 65, 101190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2020.101190

Weisskopf, J-P. (2020). Breaking bad: An investment in cannabis. Finance Research Letters, 33, 101201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2019.05.019

Masset, P., Weisskopf, J.-P., & Fauchery, C. (2020). Last Frontier Investments: The Case of Alpine Wines. Journal of Wine Economics, 15(2), 181-206. https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2019.30

Fernandez-Perez, A., Frijns, B., Tourani-Rad, A., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2019). Behavioural heterogeneity in wine investments. Applied Economics, 51(30), 3236-3255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1566686

Masset, P., Uzelac, I., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2019). Family Ownership, Asset Levels and Firm Performance in Western European Hospitality Companies. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 46(3), 867-889. https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348019849665

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2018). Wine indices in practice: Nicely labeled but slightly corked. Economic Modelling, 68, 555-569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2017.03.025

Eugster, Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2018). When Rationality meets Passion: On the Financial Performance of Collectibles. Journal of Alternative Investments, 21(2), 66-83. https://doi.org/10.3905/jai.2018.1.065

Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2017). Les dividendes exonérés d'impôts en Suisse. Expert Focus, 9, 35-39. Retrieved from https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/2244?v=pdf

Masset, P., Weisskopf, J.-P., Faye, B., & Le Fur, E. (2016). Red obsession: the ascent of red wine in China. Emerging Markets Review, 29, 200-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2016.08.014

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2016). A study of the performance of fine wine on the Swiss market. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 26(4), 566-582. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2016.079966

Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2015). Pay-out policies in founding family firms. Journal of Corporate Finance, 33, 330-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2015.01.003

Masset, P., Weisskopf, J.-P., & Cossutta, M. (2015). Wine tasters, ratings and en primeur prices. Journal of Wine Economics, 10(1), 75-107. https://doi.org/10.1017/jwe.2015.1

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2015). Wine funds - an alternative turning sour? Journal of Alternative Investments, 17(4), 6-20. https://doi.org/10.3905/jai.2015.17.4.006

Masset, P., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2014). Le placement dans le vin: à consommer avec modération. L'Expert-comptable suisse, 9, 24-28.

Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2014). Are founding families special blockholders? An investigation of controlling shareholder influence on firm performance. Journal of Banking & Finance, 41, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.12.012

Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2014). La politique de dividende des entreprises familiales. L'Expert-comptable suisse, 9, 56-60.

Isakov, D., & Weisskopf, J.-P. (2013). Les familles fondatrices sont-elles des actionnaires spéciaux? Influence d'un actionnariat concentré sur la performance des entreprises suisses. L'Expert-comptable suisse, (3).