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45
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1751
National Ranking
7

Les Oxley publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Les Oxley sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 383 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Les Oxley D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Les Oxley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Les Oxley is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand and conducts research primarily in the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their work spans multiple related subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Information Systems, Accounting, and Sociology and Political Science.

Oxley's research covers key topics such as:

  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds

Les Oxley is notably active in several prominent publication venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Finance Research Letters
  • International Review of Financial Analysis
  • Energy Economics
  • Research in International Business and Finance

Their recent papers reflect a focus on financial markets and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on volatility and asset price behavior. Representative works include:

  • "Any port in a storm: Cryptocurrency safe-havens during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), Economics Letters
  • "Pandemic-related financial market volatility spillovers: Evidence from the Chinese COVID-19 epicentre" (2020), International Review of Economics & Finance
  • "Aye Corona! The contagion effects of being named Corona during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), Finance Research Letters
  • "Cryptocurrency liquidity and volatility interrelationships during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), Finance Research Letters
  • "The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on asset-price discovery: Testing the case of Chinese informational asymmetry" (2020), International Review of Financial Analysis

Frequent collaborators include Shaen Corbet, Yang Hu, Yang Hou, Greg Hou, and another researcher also named Yang Hu. Collaboration frequency with these coauthors ranges from 15 to 74 joint works.

Les Oxley was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Modelling the causal relationship between energy consumption and GDP in New Zealand, Australia, India, Indonesia, The Philippines and Thailand

    Koli Fatai;Les Oxley;Frank Scrimgeour

  • Aye Corona! The contagion effects of being named Corona during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Shaen Corbet;Shaen Corbet;Yang Hou;Yang Hu;Brian Lucey;Brian Lucey;Brian Lucey

  • China’s Energy Economy: Technical Change, Factor Demand and Interfactor/Interfuel Substitution

    Hengyun Ma;Les Oxley;John Gibson;Bongguen Kim

  • Cost- and income-based measures of human capital

    Trinh Le;John Gibson;Les Oxley

  • Any port in a storm: Cryptocurrency safe-havens during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Shaen Corbet;Shaen Corbet;Yang Greg Hou;Yang Hu;Charles Larkin;Charles Larkin;Charles Larkin

  • China's energy economy: Technical change, factor demand and interfactor/interfuel substitution

    Hengyun Ma;Hengyun Ma;Les Oxley;John Gibson;Bonggeun Kim

  • COINTEGRATION, CAUSALITY AND WAGNER'S LAW: A TEST FOR BRITAIN 1870–1913

    Les Oxley

  • Pandemic-related financial market volatility spillovers: Evidence from the Chinese COVID-19 epicentre

    Shaen Corbet;Shaen Corbet;Yang (Greg) Hou;Yang Hu;Les Oxley

  • A Time Series Perspective on Convergence: Australia, UK and USA since 1870

    Les Oxley;David Greasley

  • BEYOND THE HYPE: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY/KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

    Kenneth Carlaw;Les Oxley;Paul Walker;David Thorns

  • Time-series based tests of the convergence hypothesis: Some positive results

    David Greasley;Les Oxley

  • The economic burden of chronic diseases: Estimates and projections for China, Japan, and South Korea

    David E. Bloom;Simiao Chen;Michael Kuhn;Mark E. McGovern

  • Cointegration, causality and export-led growth in Portugal, 1865–1985

    Les Oxley

  • Reducing carbon emissions? The relative effectiveness of different types of environmental tax: the case of New Zealand

    Frank Scrimgeour;Les Oxley;Koli Fatai

  • ECONOMETRIC ISSUES IN MACROECONOMIC MODELS WITH GENERATED REGRESSORS

    Les Oxley;Michael McAleer

  • Substitution possibilities and determinants of energy intensity for China

    Hengyun Ma;Les Oxley;John Gibson

  • A Survey of the Innovation Surveys

    Shangqin Hong;Les Oxley;Philip McCann

  • China’s Energy Situation in the New Millennium

    Hengyun Ma;Hengyun Ma;Les Oxley;John Gibson

  • A survey of China's renewable energy economy

    Hengyun Ma;Hengyun Ma;Les Oxley;John Gibson;Wen Li

  • Modeling and Forecasting the Demand for Electricity in New Zealand: A Comparison of Alternative Approaches

    Koli Fatai;Les Oxley;Frank G. Scrimgeour

  • Estimators for Long Range Dependence: An Empirical Study

    William Rea;Les Oxley;Marco Reale;Jennifer Brown

  • Contours of the World Economy, 1–2030AD: Essays in Macro‐Economic History

    Les Oxley

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael McAleer
Michael McAleer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Shaen Corbet
Shaen Corbet Dublin City University
John Gibson
John Gibson University of Waikato
Nick Hanley
Nick Hanley University of Glasgow
Brian M. Lucey
Brian M. Lucey Trinity College Dublin
Philip McCann
Philip McCann University of Manchester
David E. Bloom
David E. Bloom Harvard University
Klaus Prettner
Klaus Prettner Vienna University of Economics and Business
Jakob B. Madsen
Jakob B. Madsen University of Western Australia
Jikun Huang
Jikun Huang Peking University

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