Luca Zamparini

Luca Zamparini is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Salento, Italy, where he chairs courses in Economics at the Faculty of Law and Tourism Economics at the Faculty of Economics. He serves on the Coordination Committee of NECTAR (Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research) and coordinated the EU-STELLA project (Sustainable Transport in Europe and Links and Liaisons with America).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Bologna
• MSc in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science

Research Focus: His expertise centers on transport and tourism economics, emphasizing qualitative attributes (time/reliability) of transport services, transport security, and transport-tourism interdependencies. Methodologically, he specializes in multicriteria analysis, meta-analysis, and time series econometrics to examine theoretical and empirical dimensions of transport systems. His work frequently addresses security frameworks and development impacts in transport infrastructure.

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Professional Leadership: As Editor of Edward Elgar's 'Comparative perspectives on transportation security' series and a regular chairperson/speaker at international conferences, he actively shapes discourse in transport research through NECTAR and collaborative EU initiatives.