Associate Professor Twan Huybers

Associate Professor Twan Huybers

Associate Professor
UNSW Canberra
School of Business

Twan Huybers is Associate Professor in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra. 

My research interests include the economics of tourism and the application of choice modelling methods in various decision making contexts. My choice experiment research includes tourist decision making (e.g. destination choices and museum visitation choices), household choices (discretionary expenditure decisions), sports related applications (performance enhancing drug choices and sponsorship decisions) and higher education related research (student evaluation of teaching and programmes, and academic research integrity).

My wide-ranging research applications have been published in international journals including Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of Sport Management, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education and Accountability in Research.

I have a Masters degree (cum laude) in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Maastricht and a PhD degree in Economics from UNSW.

Phone
+61 2 5114 5006
Location
Building 27, Room 121, School of Business, UNSW Canberra
  • Books | 2007
    2007, Tourism in developing countries, Huybers T, (ed.), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK
    Books | 2006
    Crouch GI; Devinney TM; Dolnicar S; Huybers T; Louviere J; Oppewal H, 2006, Tourism and the Competition for Discretionary Expenditure, CRC for Sustainable Tourism, Qld, Australia
    Books | 2005
    Huybers T; Mules T, 2005, Substitution between tourism destinations: an application of discrete choice modelling, CRC Sustainable Tourism, Gold Coast
    Books | 2002
    Huybers T; Bennett JW, 2002, Environmental Management and the Competitiveness of Nature-Based tourism Destinations, Edward Elgar, UK
  • Book Chapters | 2016
    Mazanov J; Huybers T, 2016, 'Societal and athletes' perspectives on doping use in sport: the Spirit of Sport', in Barkoukis V; Lazuras L; Tsorbatzoudis H (ed.), The Psychology of Doping in Sport, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 140 - 150, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_wYtCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT5&lpg=PT5&dq=978-1-138-79347-7&source=bl&ots=rT5ZtTuoUM&sig=48xr6Q-lfj6uoWOm_apbDYGzMyI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibpJrjsa3TAhWBH5QKHR4KATkQ6AEIMTAD#v=onepage&q=978-1-138-79347-7&f=false
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Dolnicar S; Huybers T, 2010, 'Different tourists – Different perceptions of different cities', in Mazanec J; Woeber K (ed.), Anslysing International City Tourism, Springer, Vienna, pp. 127 - 146
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Huybers T, 2007, 'Tourism in Developing Countries: Introduction', in Tourism in developing countries, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. xiii - xxviii
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Moon K; Brunoro D; Connor J; Dickinson H; Huybers T, 2023, 'Exploring integrity in Australian public services: A method to benchmark public service codes of conduct', Australian Journal of Public Administration, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12620
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tani Bertuol M; Williamson S; Huybers T; Colley L, 2023, 'Public Servants Working from Home during the Pandemic: Who gained and who lost?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12580
    Journal articles | 2023
    Williamson S; Colley L; Huybers T; Tani M, 2023, 'Public servants working from home during the pandemic: Who gained and who lost?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, pp. 1 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12580
    Journal articles | 2022
    Atapattu MM; Huybers T, 2022, 'Motivational antecedents, employee engagement and knowledge management performance', Journal of Knowledge Management, 26, pp. 528 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JKM-12-2020-0898
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gong X; Huybers T, 2022, 'International student flows into provincial China–the main motivations for higher education students', Higher Education Research and Development, 41, pp. 2170 - 2186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2021.1981254
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rees L; Huybers T, 2021, 'Military operational evaluations: Credible data and decision making', International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, 11, pp. 35 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSSE.2021.114833
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rees L; Huybers T, 2021, 'Military operational evaluations: credible data and decision making', International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, 11, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijsse.2021.10037014
    Journal articles | 2020
    Abeza G; O’Reilly N; Prior D; Huybers T; Mazanov J, 2020, 'The impact of scandal on sport consumption: do different scandal types have different levels of influence on different consumer segments?', European Sport Management Quarterly, 20, pp. 130 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2019.1586974
    Journal articles | 2020
    Huybers T; Greene B; Rohr DH, 2020, 'Academic research integrity: Exploring researchers' perceptions of responsibilities and enablers', ACCOUNTABILITY IN RESEARCH-POLICIES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, 27, pp. 146 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2020.1732824
    Journal articles | 2019
    Mazanov J; Huybers T; Barkoukis V, 2019, 'Universalism and the spirit of sport: evidence from Greece and Australia', Sport in Society, 22, pp. 1240 - 1257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2018.1512589
    Journal articles | 2017
    Huybers T, 2017, 'Exploring the use of best-worst scaling to elicit course experience questionnaire responses', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 42, pp. 1306 - 1318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2016.1270256
    Journal articles | 2016
    Crouch GI; Huybers T; Oppewal H, 2016, 'Inferring Future Vacation Experience Preference from Past Vacation Choice: A Latent Class Analysis', Journal of Travel Research, 55, pp. 574 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047287514564994
    Journal articles | 2015
    Gong X; Huybers T, 2015, 'Chinese students and higher education destinations: Findings from a choice experiment', Australian Journal of Education, 59, pp. 196 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004944115584482
    Journal articles | 2015
    Huybers T; Louviere J; Islam T, 2015, 'What determines student satisfaction with university subjects? A choice-based approach', Journal of Choice Modelling, 17, pp. 52 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocm.2015.10.001
    Journal articles | 2015
    Oppewal H; Huybers T; Crouch GI, 2015, 'Tourist destination and experience choice: A choice experimental analysis of decision sequence effects', Tourism Management, 48, pp. 467 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2014.12.016
    Journal articles | 2015
    O’Reilly N; Huybers T, 2015, 'Servicing in Sponsorship: A Best-Worst Scaling Empirical Analysis', Journal of Sport Management, 29, pp. 155 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2013-0292
    Journal articles | 2014
    Huybers T, 2014, 'Student evaluation of teaching: the use of best-worst scaling', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 39, pp. 496 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2013.851782
    Journal articles | 2013
    Huybers T, 2013, 'Student evaluation of teaching: the use of best-worst scaling', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2013.851782
    Journal articles | 2013
    Prior DD; O’ Reilly N; Mazanov J; Huybers T, 2013, 'The impact of scandal on sport consumption: a conceptual framework for future research', International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 14, pp. 188 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSMM.2013.060647
    Journal articles | 2012
    Huybers T; Mazanov J, 2012, 'What would Kim do: A choice study of projected athlete doping considerations', Journal of Sport Management, 26, pp. 322 - 334
    Journal articles | 2012
    Mazanov J; Huybers T; Connor JM, 2012, 'Prioritising health in anti-doping: What Australians think', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 15, pp. 381 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.02.007
    Journal articles | 2011
    Mazanov J; Huybers T; Connor JM, 2011, 'Qualitative evidence of a primary intervention point for elite athlete doping', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14, pp. 106 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2010.06.003
    Journal articles | 2010
    Burke P; Burton C; Huybers T; Louviere J; Wise C, 2010, 'The scale-adjusted latent class model: application to museum visitation', Tourism Analysis, 15, pp. 147 - 165
    Journal articles | 2010
    Huybers T; Mazanov J, 2010, 'What drives athletes to take performance enhancing drugs? Insights from a choice modeling experiment', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13, pp. e19 - e19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2010.10.501
    Journal articles | 2010
    Mazanov J; Huybers T, 2010, 'An empirical model of athlete decisions to use performance enhancing drugs: Qualitative evidence', Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 2, pp. 385 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.180/19398441.2010.517046
    Journal articles | 2010
    Oppewal H; Paas L; Crouch GI; Huybers T, 2010, 'Segmenting consumers based on how they spend a tax rebate:', Journal of Economic Psychology, 31, pp. 510 - 519
    Journal articles | 2010
    Oppewal H; Paas LJ; Crouch GI; Huybers T, 2010, 'Segmenting consumers based on how they spend a tax rebate: An analysis of the Australian stimulus payment', Journal of Economic Psychology, 31, pp. 510 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.013
    Journal articles | 2009
    Mazanov J; Huybers T, 2009, 'Factors influencing Australian elite athletes’ decisions to use performance enhancing drugs—Qualitative evidence', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12, pp. S82 - S82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2008.12.199
    Journal articles | 2008
    Dolnicar S; Crouch GI; Devinney TM; Huybers T; Louviere JJ; Oppewal H, 2008, 'Tourism and discretionary income allocation. Heterogeneity among households', Tourism Management, 29, pp. 44 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2007.04.008
    Journal articles | 2007
    Huybers T; Crouch GI; Oppewal H; Dolnicar S; Louviere JJ; Devinney TM, 2007, 'Discretionary Expenditure and Tourism Consumption: Insights form a Choice Experiment', Journal of Travel Research, 45, pp. 247 - 258
    Journal articles | 2007
    Huybers T; Dolnicar S, 2007, 'Different Tourists - Different Perceptions of Different Places: Accounting for Tourists` Perceptual Heterogeneity in Destination Image Measurement', Tourism Analysis, 12, pp. 447 - 461
    Journal articles | 2006
    Huybers T, 2006, 'Review of `Making a City in the Country - The Albury-Wodonga National Growth Centre Project 1973-2003`, Bruce Pennay', Australian Economic History Review, 46 (3), pp. 293 - 295
    Journal articles | 2005
    Huybers T; Skerritt P, 2005, 'The effect of international tourism on economic development: an empirical analysis', Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 10(1), pp. 23 - 43
    Journal articles | 2005
    Huybers T, 2005, 'Destination Choice modelling: whats in a name?', Tourism Economics, 11(3), pp. 329 - 350
    Journal articles | 2003
    Huybers T; Bennett J, 2003, 'Environmental Management and the Competitiveness of Nature-Based Tourism Destinations', Environmental and Resource Economics, 24, pp. 213 - 233
    Journal articles | 2003
    Huybers T; Bennett J, 2003, 'Inter-firm cooperation at nature-based tourism destinations', Journal of Socio - Economics, 32, pp. 571 - 587
    Journal articles | 2003
    Huybers T, 2003, 'Domestic Tourism Destination Choices - a Choice Modelling Analysis', International Journal of Tourism Research,, 5, pp. 445 - 459
    Journal articles | 2003
    Huybers T, 2003, 'Ian Gray and Geoffrey Lawrence. A future for regional Australia - Escaping global misfortune (book review)', Australian Economic History Review, 43, pp. 93 - 95
    Journal articles | 2003
    Huybers T, 2003, 'Modelling short-break holiday dstination choices', Tourism Economics, 9, pp. 389 - 405
    Journal articles | 2001
    Huybers T, 2001, 'Book review `Growth, distribution and political change - Asia and the wider world`', Australian Economic History Review, pp. 86 - 90
    Journal articles | 2000
    Huybers T; Bennett JI, 2000, 'Cooperation in Tropical North Queensland`s nature-based tourism industry', Australian Agribusiness Review
    Journal articles | 2000
    Huybers T; Bennett JI, 2000, 'Impact of the environment on holiday destination choices of prospective UK tourists: implications for Tropical North Queensland', Tourism Economics, pp. 21 - 46
    Journal articles | 1997
    Huybers T; Bennett JW, 1997, 'The significance of the environment and it`s regulation to Australia`s tourism industry', Australian Journal of Environmental Management, pp. 40 - 55
  • Conference Papers | 2015
    Abeza G; O’Reilly N; Mazanov J; Huybers T; Prior DD, 2015, 'Off-the-field scandals in professional sports and impacts on consumers brand engagement', in North American Society for Sport Management Conference
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Huybers AW; Oppewal H; Crouch G, 2013, 'Sequential attribute presentation effects in stated choice experiments: A study in the context of holiday destination choice', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Choice Modelling Conference 2013, Sydney, Australia, 03 July 2013 - 05 July 2013
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Connor JM; Huybers T; Mazanov J, 2011, 'Sport, integrity and harms: What are the threats to the level playing field?', in Conference Proceedings Local Lives/Global Networks, TASA, Newcastle, pp. 1 - 14, presented at TASA, Newcastle
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Huybers T, 2011, 'Student Evaluation of Teaching: Performance-Importance Analysis and Best-Worst Scaling', in Krause, K., Buckridge, M., Grimmer, C. and Purbrick-Illek, S. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 34th HERDSA Annual Conference, Research and Development in Higher Education: Higher Education On The Edge, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc, Milperra, NSW, pp. 161 - 173, presented at 34th Annual HERDSA Conference, Gold Coast, 04 July 2011 - 07 July 2011
    Conference Papers | 2010
    O Donnell TM; Mazanov J; Huybers T, 2010, 'Towards a Choice Model of Athletes` Decision to Use Performance Enhancing Substances or Methods: Factors and Covariates', in ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2010, University of Sydney, Australia, presented at ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference 2010, University of Sydney, Australia
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Huybers T, 2009, 'Best-Worst Scaling: a `magnifying glass` method for university teaching evaluation', in The Student Experience: Proceedings of the 32nd HERDSA Annual Conference, Darwin, Northern Territory, presented at 32nd Annual HERDSA Conference, Darwin, Northern Territory, 06 July 2009 - 09 July 2009
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Huybers T; Burke P; Wise C; Burton C; Louviere J, 2007, 'Museum visitors care about everything! Using best-worst scaling for strategic focus', in Reputation, Responsibility, Relevance: ANZMAC 2007 Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand., presented at Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2007, Dunedin, New Zealand., 03 December 2007 - 05 December 2007
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Crouch GI; Devinney TM; Dolnicar S; Huybers T; Louviere J; Oppewal H, 2005, 'New horses for old courses: Questioning the limitations of sustainable tourism to supply-driven measures and the nature-based context', in ANZMAC 2005 Conference, Fremantle, WA, presented at ANZMAC 2005 Conference, Fremantle, WA, 05 December 2005 - 07 December 2005
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Huybers T; Crouch GI; Devinney TM; Dolnicar S; Louviere J; Oppewal H, 2005, 'Tourism Discretionary Spending Choice Behaviour', in ANZMAC 2005 Conference, Fremantle, WA, presented at ANZMAC 2005 Conference, Fremantle, WA, 05 December 2005 - 07 December 2005
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Huybers T, 2002, 'Analysing Destination Choices Using Discrete Choice Modelling', in Conference on Tourism Economics, CRC for Sustainable Tourism and the Centre for Tourism Policy Studies, Sydney, presented at Conference on Tourism Economics, CRC for Sustainable Tourism and the Centre for Tourism Policy Studies, Sydney
    Conference Papers | 2002
    Huybers T, 2002, 'Sydney Residents and Short-Break Holidays - A Destination Choice Modelling Analysis', in 12th International Research converence of the Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, Fremantle, WA, pp. 1 - 20, presented at 12 th International Research converence of the Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, Fremantle, WA, 06 February 2002 - 09 February 2002
    Conference Papers | 2001
    Huybers T; Bennett JW, 2001, 'Inter-firm cooperation at nature-based tourism destinations', in Ruddy J; Flanagan S (ed.), ATLAS International Conference, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1 - 23, presented at ATLAS International Conference, Dublin, Ireland
    Theses / Dissertations | 2001
    Huybers T, 2001, Environmental Management and the International Competitiveness of Nature-Based Tourism Destinations - A case study of Tropical North Queensland
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Huybers T; Bennett JI, 2000, 'Cooperation and competition in Tropical North Queensland`s tourism industry', in 44th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc, pp. 24 - 24, presented at 44th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc
    Preprints |
    Dutta CB; Chand S; Huybers T, Income and Renewable Energy Deployment - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4058805

2022-23: The effect of AI enabled support systems on ethical decision making on the battlefield

2022: Contract cheating – A choice experiment of Australian university students

2020-21: Research misconduct – A choice experiment of Australian academic researchers

My Teaching

ZBUS2202  'Australia and the World Economy' (undergraduate course)

ZBUS8148  'Economic World View' (postgraduate course)