Yingchan Luo PH.D

Assistant Professor of Practice

Yingchan Luo currently works as Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics, at the International Business School of Suzhou, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. She holds a bachelor degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in China, a Master degree form TU-Delft in Nederland, and a PH.D degree from University of Science and Technology-Lille 1 with the highest honor. Her current research projects focused on tourism economics, tax competition and international trade policies.


  • PhD , Laboratory EQUIPPE, Lille 1 University,France, - 2014
  • Master Master, School of Economy and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, China - 2009
  • Master Master, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Netherland - 2009
  • BSc , School of Economy and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, China - 2006


  • Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics, IBSS, XJTLU - 2017-
  • Lecturer in Finance, Suzhou Centennial College - 2017 to 2017
  • Lecturer in Economics, Chinese-French Institution, Heilongjiang University - 2015 to 2017
  • Temporary Assistant Professor in Economics, Lille 1 University - 2012 to 2014
  • Teaching Assistant, Harbin Institute of Technology - 2006 to 2007


  • Tourism Economics
  • Tax competition, International trade policies


  • Zhu, H., Liu, Y., Luo, Y., Zhang, L-J*., "Dynamic Technical Performance Measure- ment in Rural Tourism", Journal of Global Information Management, 30. (SSCI, ABS:2; ABDC: A; JCR, 3.474) Accepted
  • Luo Y-C., Zhang L-J*., and Zhang Y. "Inbound tourism and bilateral trade, evidence from China", Current Issues in Tourism, forthcoming, DOI:10.1080/13683500.2021.1978949. (SSCI, ABS:2, ABDC:A),2021
  • -Jiang G-Z, Luo Y-C, "Study on the Influence of Land Circulation ' Non - grain ' Phenomenon on Food Security in China", Issue in Agricultural Economy, DOI:10.13246/j.cnki.iae.2021.03.013 (CSSCI,中文核心),2021
  • Walheer B., Zhang L-J, Luo Y-C. "Bidirectional technological spillover in the Chinese star-rated hotel sector: An empirical investigation", Economic Modelling (SSCI, ABS:2, ABDC:A), 2019
  • Luo YC, Zhang LJ, DU JJ, 2019, "The influence of social media on tourists’ behaviour: A case study in China“, European Review of Service Economics and Management, 2019
  • LUO, YINGCHAN 2007 'An Empirical Study between Regional Economic Development and the Distribution of Credit Quota in China', Journal of Harbin Insitute of Technology, vol. , no. , p.


  • "Conference of China Macro-Economic Management Education Association" (Harbin, China), 2015
  • ‘Inequality, Skills and Globalization’, Lille, 21th June 2012
  • ‘3rd Joint Microeconomics Workshop Lille’, Lille, 18th, 19th June 2012
  • ‘International workshop on migrations and development’, Lille, 29th November 2011
  • ‘International Workshop on Regulation, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment’, Maison Européenne des SHS Lille, 11th May 2011
  • ‘Conference de Public policies and industrial organization in the city: Featuring Masahisa Fujita’, University Lille 3, 24th, 25th June 2011
  • 2007-2008, International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management / An Empirical Study on the Relationship of Regional Real Estate Investment and the Amount of Money Supply in China


  • “Research on Cross-cultural Cognition and Ability of Expression of Economic and Management students in Chinese and Foreign Cooperative Universities”(2017SJB1498),Order:1/3
  • “The Intelligent Winter Tourism efficiency measurement in Heilongjiang Province”(16JYE10),Order:2/5


  • Director of Undergraduate Studies IBSS
  • 2020 IBSS Representative to XJTLU Academic Board
  • Program Director for BSc Economics


  • ECO101 Introduction to Statistics
  • ECO104 Economic Principles for Business and Markets
  • ECO205 Econometrics I
  • ECO306 The Chinese Economy
  • ECO415 Business Analytics Dissertation
  • MAN303 Final Year Project


  • Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
  • Member of CPA Australia


  • AY2022 Excellent Educator in Suzhou
  • AY2020/21 IBSS Awards - Service Excellence Award – Academic Faculty.
Yingchan Luo