Hannes Wallimann

Hannes Wallimann is a Lecturer at Lucerne School of Business (HSLU Wirtschaft), part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, where he is affiliated with the Institute of Tourism and Mobility (ITM) within the Mobility Competence Center (CC Mobility). His academic background includes a PhD in Economics from the University of Freiburg (2022), an MSc in Economics from the Universities of Bern and Copenhagen (2018), and a BSc in Economics from the University of Bern (2015).

His research focuses on public transportation economics, data science applications in competition policy, and tourism economics. Notable projects include analyzing the impact of public transport pricing strategies, detecting cartels in infrastructure procurement using machine learning, and evaluating tourism policies. He has received multiple awards, including the HSLU Publication Award (2023/2024) and the VBW EXCELLENCE AWARD Bronze (2018).

• Education: PhD Economics (Freiburg), MSc Economics (Bern/Copenhagen), BSc Economics (Bern)
• Expertise: Cartel detection, transportation policy, synthetic control methods, behavioral economics
• Current Roles: Lecturer at HSLU, Founder & Managing Director of H. Wallimann Consulting GmbH (since 2022), and member of the Alpnach Economic and Regional Commission

His work bridges academic research and practical policy analysis, addressing issues like sustainable mobility, competition law enforcement, and tourism economics. Key contributions include studies on the effects of price reductions in public transport and the economic impact of the Austrian KlimaTicket initiative.