Research Interests
Time series, spatial econometrics, semiparametric modelling
Energy economics, Energy finance, Real options, Energy derivatives
Supply chain management
Selected Publications(2023)
1. Zudi Lu, Xiaohang Ren, Rongmao Zhang. (2023). On Semiparametric Smoothing of Dynamic
Functional coefficient Autoregressive Models for Location-wide Nonstationary Spatio-Temporal Data.
Journal of the American Statistical Association, DOI:10.1080/01621459.2022.2161386. (Chapter
4 of PhD thesis)
2. Xiaohang Ren, Yiying Li, Xianming Sun, Ruijun Bu, Fredj Jawadi. (2023). Modeling extreme risk
spillovers between crude oil and Chinese energy futures markets. Energy Economics, 123, 107007.
[ABS 3, ABDC list ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
3. Xiaohang Ren, Yuxuan Cao, Pei Jose Liu, Dun Han. (2023). Does geopolitical risk affect firms’
idiosyncratic volatility? Evidence from China. International Review of Financial Analysis, 90,
102843. [ABS 3, IF: 8.235]
4. Xiaohang Ren, Gudian Zeng, and Xianming Sun. (2023). The peer effect of digital transforma
tion and corporate environmental performance: Empirical evidence from listed companies in China.
Economic Modelling, 128, 106515. [ABS 2, IF: 4.7]
5. Ping Wei, Kang Yuan, Xiaohang Ren∗ , Cheng Yan, Zudi Lu. (2023). Time-varying spillover networks
of green bond and related financial markets. International Review of Economics & Finance, 88, 298-
317. [ABS 2, IF: 4.5]
6. Yiying Li, Xiaohang Ren∗ , Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary. (2023). Vulnerability of sustainable markets
to fossil energy shocks. Resources Policy, 85(B), 103879. [ABS 2, IF: 10.2]
7. Meirui Zhong, Rui Zhang, Xiaohang Ren∗ . (2023).The time-varying effects of liquidity and market
efficiency of the European Union carbon market: Evidence from TVP-SVAR-SV approach, Energy
Economics, 123, 106708. [ABS 3, ABDC list ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
8. Xiaohang Ren, Yan Zhong, Xu Cheng, Cheng Yan, Giray Gozgor. (2023). Does Carbon Price
Uncertainty Affect Stock Price Crash Risk? Evidence from China, Energy Economics, 122, 106689.
[ABS 3, ABDC list ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
9.Yiying Li, Cheng Yan, Xiaohang Ren∗ . (2023).Do uncertainties affect clean energy markets? Com
parisons from a multi-frequency and multi-quantile framework, Energy Economics, 121, 106679.
[ABS 3, ABDC list ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
10.Xiaodan Mao, Ping Wei, Xiaohang Ren∗ . (2023). Climate Risk and Financial Systems: A Nonlinear
Network Connectedness Analysis. Journal of Environmental Management, 340, 117878. [ABS 3,
IF: 8.91]
11. Ping Wei, Yinshu Qi, Xiaohang Ren∗ , Giray Gozgor. (2023). The Role of the Covid-19 Pandemic
in Time-frequency Connectedness between Oil Market Shocks and Green Bond Markets: Evidence
from the Wavelet-based Quantile Approaches, Energy Economics, 121, 106657. [ABS 3, ABDC list
ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
12. Xiaohang Ren, Gudian Zeng, Kangyin Dong, Kun Wang. (2023). How Does High-speed Rail Af
fect Tourism Development? The Case of the Sichuan-Chongqing Economic Circle. Transportation
Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 169, 103588. [ABS 3, IF: 6.615]
13. Xiaohang Ren, Yaning An, Chenglu Jin. (2023). The asymmetric effect of geopolitical risk on
China’s crude oil prices: New evidence from a QARDL approach, Finance Research Letters, 53,
103637. [ABS 2, IF: 10.4]
14. Zongrun Wang, Haiqin Fu, Xiaohang Ren∗ . (2023). Political Connections and Corporate Car
bon Emissions: New Evidence from Chinese industrial firms, Technological Forecasting & Social
Change, 188, 122326. [ABS 3, IF: 12]
15. Xianming Sun, Shiyi Xiao, Xiaohang Ren∗ , Bing Xu. (2023). Time-varying impact of information
and communication technology on carbon emissions, Energy Economics, 118, 106492. [ABS 3,
ABDC list ranking A*, IF: 12.8]
16. Xiaohang Ren, Gudian Zeng, Giray Gozgor. (2023). How does digital finance affect industrial struc
ture upgrading? Evidence from Chinese prefecture-level cities. Journal of Environmental Manage
ment, 330, 117125. [ABS 3, IF: 8.91]
Attendeded conferences
The 9th International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2015).
The 6th Academic Annual Conference on Energy Economy and Management & The 9th Chinese Academic Seminar on Energy Resources Development and Utilization Strategies (2015).
The 8th International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (AST 2016).
The 13th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (2016).
The 1st China Energy and Environmental Economists Forum.
The 10th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (CMStatistics 2017) & The 11th International Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE 2017).
41st International Association for Energy Economics International Conference (2018) .
1st Southampton Workshop in Econometrics & Statistics (2019)
Projects
National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China - “Research on Investment estimation tools and economic appraisal system integration and development” (2011ZX05030-006-04).
Ministry of education of the youth project –“Research on Russia's energy strategy and cooperation between China and Russia about oil and gas under the Ukraine crisis”（15WGCGJW005).
Ministry of education of the youth project –“Research on subsidy mechanism and marketing cooperation of promoting the competitive ability of WEEE formal recycling channel”（15YJC630075).
European Commission's Marie Curie Career Integration Grant - “Advance Challenging Statistical Analysis for Massive High-Dimensional Nonlinear Spatial Time Series” (PCIG14-GA-2013-631692).