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Albert Assaf

Albert G. Assaf

Professor, Hadelman Family Faculty Fellow & PhD Coordinator Hospitality & Tourism Management
Office: Isenberg 223C
Tel: 413.545.1492
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Academic Background

Education
PhD Managerial Economics, University of Western Sydney, 2004-2007
Graduate diploma in Quantitative Methods, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2006-2007
Graduate diploma in Mathematical Science, School of Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney, 2006-2007
MS, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2002-2003
Academic Appointments
Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2019-Present
Associate Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst , 2014-2019
Assistant Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2009-2014
Assistant Professor, International School of Business, Victoria University-Australia , 2007-2009

Research Interests

  • Applied Economics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Strategic Management
  • Banking and Finance
  • Tourism Management
  • Tourism/Transport Economics
  • Marketing
  • Revenue Management
  • Transport Management
  • Operations Research

Teaching Interests

  • Managerial Economics
  • Business Statistics
  • Strategic Management
  • Applied Statistics
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Casino Probability
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Operations Management
  • Service Management

Professional Background

Professional Experience
Editor-in-Chief, 2017-Present, Tourism Economics
Associate Editor, 2015-Present, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research
Associate Editor, 2013-Present, International Journal of Hospitality Management
Resource Editor, 2013-Present, Annals of Tourism Research
Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Journal of Travel Research
Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Tourism Analysis
Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Tourism Economics
Editorial Board, 2012-Present, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
Editorial Board, 2015-Present, Journal of Air Transport Management
Editorial Board, 2016-Present, Journal of Vacation Management

Recent Honors & Awards

Richard M. '73 and Nancy S. Kelleher '71 Teacher Award, 2018-2019
College Outstanding Teacher Award, 2018
Thea Sinclair Award for Best Paper in Tourism Economics, 2016
Exceptional Merit, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2014
Charles R. Goeldner Award for Best Research Article-Journal of Travel Research, 2013
Emerging Scholar of Distinction- International Academy for the Study of Tourism, 2013
Dean Research Excellence Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2011, 2012, 2013
The Emerald Literati Network Award for Outstanding Paper, 2012
The ASEDAS (Spanish supermarket association) and AEMARK (Spanish Marketing Academy) award for best retailing paper , 2011
Nominee for the Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts-Amherst , 2010, 2011, 2012

Selected Publications

Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Forecasting occupancy rate with Bayesian compression methods.Annals of Tourism Research,75, 439-449.

Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2020). Testing moderation effects using non-parametric regressions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 86, 102441.

Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Kock, F. (2020). Dynamic quantile stochastic frontier models. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 89, 102588.

Woo, L., Assaf, A. G., Josiassen, A., & Kock, F. (2019). Internationalization and hotel performance: Agglomeration-related moderators. International Journal of Hospitality Management,82, 48-58.

Kock, F., Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2020). Developing courageous research ideas. Journal of Travel Research, 0047287519900807.

Assaf, A. G., Atkinson, S. E., & Tsionas,M. G. (2020). Endogeneity in multiple output production: Evidence from the US hotel industry. Tourism Management, 80, 104124.

Assaf, A. G., Tsionas, M. G., & Gillen, D. (2020). Measuring firm performance: Differentiating between uncontrollable and controllable bad outputs. Tourism Management, 80, 104107.

Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Bayesian dynamic panel models for tourism research.Tourism Management,75, 582-594.

Assaf, A. G., & Tsionas, M. G. (2019). Revisiting shape and moderation effects in curvilinear models.Tourism Management,75, 216-230.

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