Last updated: 19th September 2025
Google Scholar profile:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=g2pONkcAAAAJ&hl=es#
Research overview:
I have published my research in a wide range of journals, from general interest outlets such as Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Economic Modelling (2), Economia Politica (2), Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (2) or Journal of Economic Psychology, to top field journals like Transport Policy, Journal of Transport Geography, Economics of Transportation, Ecological Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics (2), Journal of Choice Modelling, Journal of Cultural Economics (2) or Papers in Regional Science.
Other publications include Bulletin of Economic Research, Defence and Peace Economics, Managerial and Decision Economics, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, and Applied Economic Analysis.
In tourism research, my work has appeared in leading journals such as Tourism Management (3), Annals of Tourism Research (6), Journal of Travel Research (4), Tourism Economics (16), Current Issues in Tourism (7), Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management (3), and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Full list of publications (by chronological order):
*Disclaimer: I am totally open to share the data, materials and code used in all my published works. Please contact me at botodavid@uniovi.es
2025
66. Boto-García, D. and Bucciol, A. (2025). Peers’ performance feedback: Evidence from soccer penalty shootouts. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 119, 102445. Replication materials available at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/7ztfnd5tjg/4
65. Boto-García, D., Muñiz-Fernández, A. and Pérez, L. (2025). The compatriot win effect and behavioral bias in lottery markets. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Early View.
64. Boto-García, D. (2025). The elasticity of tourist arrivals to oil prices. Tourism Economics, Online First.
63. Boto-García, D., Anguera-Torrell, O. and Escalonilla, M. (2025). When Taylor Swift hits town: Megastar-driven effects on hotel performance. Tourism Economics, Online First.
62. Albert, J.F., Gómez, N. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Up in the air: how do carbon policy shocks affect air travel? Transport Policy, 168, 54-68.
61. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2025). Tourism demand recovery following terrorism ceasefire: The case of the Basque Country. Defence and Peace Economics, Latest Articles.
60. Boto-García, D., Baños-Pino, J.F. and Cazón-Flores, A. (2025). Do new high-speed rail lines stimulate tourism demand in left-behind regions? Current Issues in Tourism, Latest Articles.
59. Anguera-Torrell, O., Aznar-Alarcón, J.P. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Does an industry-promoted tourist tax per night affect hotel performance? Quasi-experimental evidence from Manchester. Tourism Management, 109, 105137.
58. Baños-Pino, J.F., Sustacha, I., Boto-García, D., and Del Valle, E. (2025). Are Smart Tourist Destinations more productive efficient? Tourism Economics, Online First.
57. Boto-García, D., Balado-Naves, R. and Suárez-Fernández (2025). A behavioral microeconomics model of tourist destination choice under loss aversion. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Online First.
53. Boto-García, D. (2025). Illegal Airbnb properties and hosts’ professionalism. Tourism Economics, 31(4), 795-802.
52. Escalonilla, M. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Gender differences in the labor market insertion of tourism graduates. Tourism Economics, 31(4), 670-694.
54. Suárez-Fernández, S., Zapico, E. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Water saving strategies at hotels: Which are more effective? Current Issues in Tourism, 28(7), 1135-1154.
2024
53. Boto-García, D., Demydyuk, G. and Carlbäck, M. (2024). What explains profit inefficiency in the restaurant industry?” Tourism Economics, Online First.
52. Boto-García, D. and Escalonilla, M. (2024). Grade Point Averages versus Experience: Which matters more for the employability of tourism graduates? Annals of Tourism Research, 109, 103828.
51. Boto-García, D. and Mariel, P. (2024). How well do couples know their partner's preferences? Experimental evidence from joint recreation. Economia Politica, 41(3), 657-686. Replication materials available at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/23ptzx2df4/3
50. Boto-García, D., Bucciol, A and Zarri, L. (2024). Managerial decisions and team performance: Field evidence from professional elite soccer. Managerial and Decision Economics, 45(8), 5767-5780.
49. Boto-García, D. and Leoni, V. (2024). Noisy signals: do ratings' volatility depend on the length of the consumption span? Economic Modelling, 139, 106817. Replication materials available at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/9vyn3pj988/1
48. Anguera-Torrell, O. and Boto-García, D. (2024). The lasting effects of terrorism on tourism performance: Evidence from Jihadist attacks in Europe. Journal of Travel Research, Online First.
47. Boto-García, D., Albert, J.F. and Gómez, N. (2024). Carbon price shocks and tourism demand. Annals of Tourism Research, 108, 103813.
46. Baños-Pino, J.F., Boto-García, D., Zapico, E. and Mayor, M. (2024). Optimal carrying capacity in rural tourism: crowding, quality deterioration, and productive inefficiency. Tourism Management, 105, 104968.
45. Boto-García, D., Muñiz, A. and Pérez, L. (2023). Windfall money and outbound tourism: A natural experiment from lottery winnings. Tourism Economics, 30(5)1257-1280.
44. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2024). The economics of second-home tourism: Are there expenditure reallocation effects from accommodation savings? Tourism Economics, 30(4),969-995.
43. Tovar, B., Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2024). Meeting externalities: The effects of educational training on support for tourism activities. Tourism Economics, 30(3), 785-805.
42. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2024). Preference shifts during health shocks: Foreign tourists' expenditure-price elasticity throughout the pandemic. Journal of Travel Research, 63(3), 642-658.
41. Boto-García, D. (2024). Good results come to those who weight: on the importance of sampling weights in empirical research using survey data. Current Issues in Tourism, 27(2), 268-287.
40. Boto-García, D. and Perali, F. (2024). The association between Marital Locus of Control and breakup intentions. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 83(1), 35-57.
2023
39. Boto-García, D., Baños-Pino, J.F., Del Valle, E. and Sustacha, I. (2023). Vacation rental market regulation and accommodation supply growth. Tourism Economics, 29(6), 1551-1576.
38. Boto-García, D. (2023). Methods to examine omitted variable bias in hedonic price studies. Tourism Economics, 29(6), 1598-1623.
37. Leoni, V. and Boto-García, D. (2023). The effect of natural disasters on tourism demand, supply and labour markets: Evidence from La Palma volcano eruption. Environmental and Resource Economics, 86, 755-780.
36. Boto-García, D., Varela-Quintana, C. and Muñiz, A. (2023). Technical efficiency and team production: Evidence from European soccer. Bulletin of Economic Research, 75(4), 1209-1241.
35. Boto-García, D. and Bucciol, A. (2023). Couple's willingness to take risks. Journal of Economic Psychology, 99, 102676.
34. Boto-García, D. (2023). Order does matter: recency effects in tourist satisfaction after multidestination trips. Current Issues in Tourism, 26(24), 4018-4033.
33. Boto-García, D. (2023). Hospitality workers' awareness and training about the risks of online crime and the occurrence of cyberattacks. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 55, 240-247.
32. Leoni, V. and Boto-García, D. (2023). 'Apparent' and actual hotel scores under Booking.com new reviewing system. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 111, 103493.
31.Boto-García, D., Balado-Naves, R., Mayor, M. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2023). Consumers' demand for operational licencing: Evidence from Airbnb in Paris. Annals of Tourism Research, 100, 103566.
30. Boto-García, D., Mariel, P. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2023). Intra-household bargaining for a joint vacation. Journal of Choice Modelling, 43, 100408.
29. Boto-García, D. and Pérez, L. (2023). The effect of high-speed rail connectivity and accesibility on tourism seasonality. Journal of Transport Geography, 107, 103546.
28. Boto-García, D. and Pérez, L. (2023). Tourism seasonality and gambling: The role of a new casino's opening. Annals of Tourism Research, 99, 103529.
27. Boto-García, D. (2023). Investigating the two-way relationship between mobility flows and COVID-19 cases. Economic Modelling, 118, 106083.
26. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2023). Deep habits and travel resilience after COVID-19. Tourism Economics, 29(2), 543-550.
25. Baños-Pino, J.F., Boto-García, D., Del Valle, E. and Sustacha, I. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on tourists’ length of stay and daily expenditures. Tourism Economics, 29(2), 437-359.
24. Boto-García, D. and Leoni, V. (2023). The economic value of coastal amenities: Evidence from beach capitalization effects in peer-to-peer markets. Environmental and Resource Economics, 84(2), 529-557.
23. Baños-Pino, J.F., Boto-García, D., Del Valle, E. and Zapico, E. (2023). Is visitors’ expenditure at destination influenced by weather conditions? Current Issues in Tourism, 26(10), 1554-1572.
22. Baños-Pino, J.F., Boto-García, D., Del Valle, E. and Sustacha, I. (2023). Health security perceptions and length of stay. Tourism Analysis, 28(2), 349-355.
21. Boto-García, D. and Leoni, V. (2023). Distance travelled in times of pandemic: A switching regression approach. Tourism Economics, 29(3), 571-595.
2022
20. Baños-Pino, J.F., Boto-García, D. and Zapico, E. (2022). Persistence and dynamics in the technical efficiency of toll motorways: The Spanish case. Economics of Transportation, 31, 100270.
19. Boto-García, D., Bucciol, A. and Manfré, M. (2022). The Roles of Financial Socialization and Self-Control in Saving Habits. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 100, 101903.
18. Boto-García, D. and Escalonilla, M. (2022). University Education, Mismatched Jobs: Are There Gender Differences in the Drivers of Overeducation? Economia Politica, 39, 861-902.
17. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2022). Propelled: Evidence on the impact of vaccination against COVID-19 on travel propensity. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(24), 3953-3972.
16. Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2022). Social influence and bandwagon effects in tourism travel: Evidence from Europe. Annals of Tourism Research, 93, 103366.
15. Boto-García, D. (2022). Heterogeneous price adjustments among Airbnb hosts amid COVID-19: Evidence from Barcelona. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 102, 103169.
14. Boto-García, D. and Mayor, M. (2022). Domestic tourism and the resilience of hotel demand. Annals of Tourism Research, 93, 103352.
13. Boto-García, D. (2022). Multiway clustering in tourism research. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(3), 363-378.
12. Boto-García, D. (2022). Habit Formation in Tourism Traveling. Journal of Travel Research, 61(1), 16-32.
11. Boto-García, D., Mariel, P., Baños, J. and Alvarez, A. (2022). Tourists’ Willingness to Pay for Holiday Trip Characteristics: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Tourism Economics, 28(2), 349-370.
10. Boto-García, D. and Leoni, V. (2022). Exposure to COVID-19 and travel intentions: Evidence from Spain. Tourism Economics, 28(6), 1499-1519.
2021
9. Boto-García, D., Alvarez, A. and Baños, J. (2021). Modelling Heterogeneous Preferences for Nature-Based Recreational Trips. Papers in Regional Science, 100(6), 1625-1653.
8. Boto-García, D., Mayor, M. and DelaVega, P. (2021). Spatial Price Mimicking on Airbnb: Multi-Host vs Single-Host. Tourism Management, 87, 104365.
7. Boto-García, D., Escalonilla, M.G., Zapico, E. and Baños-Pino, J. (2021). Scale heterogeneity in hotel guests' satisfaction relative to room rates. Applied Economic Analysis, 29(87), 208-225.
6. Boto-García, D., Zapico, E., Escalonilla, M.G., and Baños, J. (2021). Tourists’ Preferences for Accommodation Booking. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 92, 102726.
2020
5. Boto-García, D. and Alvarez, A. (2020). Modelling the effect of Store Flyers on Supermarket Sales: an Application to Olive Oil Demand. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 54, 102057.
4. Boto-García, D. and Bucciol, A. (2020). Climate Change: Personal Responsibility and Energy Saving. Ecological Economics, 169, 106130.
3. DelaVega-Suárez, P., Suárez-Fernández, S., Boto-García, D. and Prieto-Rodríguez, J. (2020). Playing a Play: Online and Live Performing Arts Consumers Profiles and The Role of Supply Constraints. Journal of Cultural Economics, 44, 425-450.
2019
2. Boto-García, D., Baños, J.F. and Alvarez, A. (2019). Determinants of Tourists' Length of Stay: a Hurdle Count Data Approach. Journal of Travel Research, 58(6), 977-994.
1. Suárez-Fernández, S. and Boto-García, D. (2019). Unraveling the effect of extrinsic reading on reading with intrinsic motivation. Journal of Cultural Economics, 43, 579-605.
Other Scopus-indexed works:
3. Boto-García, D. and Leoni, V. (2023). Estimating the dynamic effects of volcano eruptions on domestic tourism: evidence based on mobile-phone geo-positioning records. Italian Journal fo Regional Science (Scienze Regionali), forthcoming.
2. Boto-García, D., Alvarez, A. and Baños-Pino, J. (2021). The effect of Euribor on banking profitability: Evidence from the Spanish banking system. European Journal of Government and Economics, 10(1), 5-29.
1. Boto-García, D. (2021). Public support for lockdown policies. Economics and Business Letters, 10(3), 299-309.
R&R/Under Review:
Passarelli, F., and Boto-García, D. (2025). Gender quotas and politicians' education. R&R Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Replication materials available at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/wrzkcjg8zc/2
Boto-García, D. and Santana-Gallego, M. (2025). Old questions, new methods: Revisiting the economic effects of hosting mega-sport events. R&R Tourism Management.
Balado-Naves, R., Boto-García, D. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2025). Bridging theory and empirics: A growth model for tourism-driven economies. R&R European Journal of Tourism Research.
Boto-García, D., Baños-Pino, J.F. and Cazón-Flores, A. (2025). The impact of direct flight interruptions on tourism demand: Are airline subsidies justified? Under review.
Boto-García, D., Baños-Pino, J.F. and Cazón-Flores, A. (2025). When infrastructure pushes residents out: High-speed rail and tourism outflows. Under review.
Boto-García, D. and Milone, F.L. (2025). Do rent controls shift housing supply towards short-term tourism rentals? Under review.
Muñiz-Fernández, A. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Political instability and foreign housing investment: Evidence from Catalan secessionist conflict. Under review.
Boto-García, D. and Escalonilla, M. (2025). Navigating the job market: How do labour market conditions at entry affect tourism graduates' career paths? Under review.
Anguera-Torrell, O., Boto-García, D. and Nicolau, J.L. (2025). Shaping perceptions: Prior rating dispersion and the anchoring effect in online reviews. Under review.
Nicolau, J.L., Anguera-Torrell, O., and Boto-García, D. (2025). When the check shapes the stars: Prospect‑theory driven effects on restaurant online ratings. Under review.
Boto-García, D., Balado-Naves, R., Baños-Pino, J.F. and Mayor, M. (2025). The empirics of the tourism-economic growth nexus: How does tourism specialization affect regional growth paths? Submitted.
Boto-García, D., Rodríguez-Álvarez, A. and Baños-Pino, J.F. (2025). "Information and communication channels in electricity tariff and retailer switching: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial". Submitted. Replication materials available at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/dfw7bb3b8g/1
Escalonilla, M. and Boto-García, D. (2025). Aspirations, desires, and attainment: How parental and adolescent beliefs at age 16 shape educational outcomes at age 24. Submitted.
Voltaire, L., Boto-García, D., and Leplat, M. (2025). Policy consequentiality in tourism experiments. Submitted.
Other ongoing projects:
• Roam like at home: The effect of zero-roaming charges on tourism demand (with María Santana-Gallego).
• The timing of spatial competition: Price reaction functions across booking horizons (with Veronica Leoni and Roberto Pattuelli).
• Financial knowledge, overconfidence and financial behavior (with Alessandro Bucciol).
• The effect of introducing milk robots on the economic performance of dairy farms (with Antonio Alvarez and Carlos Arias).
• Tourism demand persistence slows convergence: Theory and empirics (with Roberto Balado-Naves)
Total number of JCR (Journal of Citation Reports) articles: 66
JCR articles Q1: 51 (25 in ECONOMICS, 1 in BUSINESS and 25 in HOSPITALITY & TOURISM)
JCR articles Q2: 7 (7 in ECONOMICS)
JCR articles Q3/Q4: 8 (6 Q3 and 1 Q4 in ECONOMICS; 1 Q3 in HOSPITALITY & TOURISM)
Other Scopus (only) articles: 3