Assistant Professor
Dean of EHL Campus (Singapore)
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Dr Luciano Lopez joined EHL Group in February 2018 as a visiting lecturer in Economics, while completing his PhD thesis on foreign aid at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland at the time. In the same year, he obtained a position as Assistant Professor in the EHL faculty. In March 2021, he is appointed Dean of EHL Campus (Singapore).
As an economist, Dr Lopez's research focuses on applied economics, particularly on circular economy practices in the hospitality industry.
His outstanding teaching skills were recognized with the Credit Suisse "Best Teaching" award in 2016 and the EHL "Best Distance Teaching" award in 2020.
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This study estimates the effect of official development assistance (ODA) on tourism demand of recipient countries for donor countries. We analyzed a panel dataset of 15 recipient countries of Switzerland’s aid from 2005 to 2017, for which data are...
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Lopez, L., Bianchi, G., & Chen, Y. (2023). Does official development assistance promote tourism demand for donor countries? Evidence from Switzerland. Tourism Economics, 29(1), 157-171.
Lopez, L., & Weber, S. (2017). Testing for Granger causality in panel data. Stata Journal, 17(4), 972-984.