Giuliano Bianchi , PhD

Short Bio

Dr. Giuliano Bianchi is an economist and a jurist that serves as Associate Professor in Economics at EHL. He teaches Micro and Macroeconomics and he conducts empirical research. His areas of expertise are law and economics, corporate governance, and forecasting. Dr. Bianchi serves also as member of the academic board. Before joining EHL, Dr. Bianchi was a Wertheim Fellow at Harvard Law School where he conducted research on corporate governance. Dr Bianchi’s work has been published in refereed international journals and industry reports.

Dr. Bianchi holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bologna (Italy), a Master Degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh (UK), and a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Lugano (Switzerland). He has also a Bachelor in Law (Blaw) from UniDistance and a master in Law (MLaw) from the University of Fribourg.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Aroul, R., Hodari. D., Bianchi, G. & Martignoni, G. (2023). The impact of brand affiliation on asset values: the case of UK hotels. Journal of Property Research, 40(2), 157-184.

Lopez, L. Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2023). Does official development assistance promote tourism demand for donor countries? Evidence from Switzerland. Tourism Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166211041416

Märklin, P., & Bianchi, G. (2022). A Differentiated Approach to the Asset-Light Model in the Hotel Industry. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/19389655211006076

Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2022). Testing effects of hospitality employment on property crime in the United States. Tourism Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166211001180

Bianchi, G., & Heo, C. (2021). A Bayesian statistics approach to hospitality research. Current Issues in Method and Practice. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13683500.2021.1896486.

Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2020). The short-and long-run hotel demand in Switzerland: A weighted macroeconomic approach. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 44(5), 835-857. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1096348020913608

Blal, I., & Bianchi, G. (2019). The asset light model: A Blind Spot in Hospitality Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 76PA, 39-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.02.021
Chen, Y., Dellea, D., & Bianchi, G. (2018). Knowledge creation and research production in Swiss hotel schools: A case study of EHL. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 31(1), 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2018.1480960

Bianchi, G. (2016). The Effect of Price Targets on the Composition of CEO Pay. Applied Economics, 48(45), 4299-4311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1156234

Bianchi, G. (2016). Stock options: From backdating to spring loading, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 59, 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2015.07.004

Bianchi G., & Chen Y. (2015). CEO compensation and firm performance in the hospitality industry: A cross-industry comparison. International Journal of Tourism Sciences, 15(3-4), 121-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/15980634.2016.1181320

Funded Research Projects

Bianchi, G., Project: The Swiss Hospitality Macroeconomics Forecasting Index, Date: 01.09.2018 to 28.02.2020, External Fundraising: HES-SO.

Awards

Fellowship Harvard University
Scholarship Department of Economics, University of Bologna
Fellowship Programma Marco Polo

Research Portals