Dr Philippe Masset is an Associate Professor at EHL. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, in 2012. His research areas are Empirical Finance, Alternative Investments, Wine Economics, Hospitality Financial Management and Hotel Real-Estate Investments. He has been visiting professor at the University of Bordeaux and he is member of several academic associations including the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) and Bordeaux Wine Economics (BWE). He is also a founding member of the Alliance for Research on Wine and Hospitality Management.