Les Oxley
University of Canterbury, Affiliate
Les Oxley (FRSNZ, FMSSANZ, FIEMSS) is Professor in Economics at the University of Canterbury. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia’s School of Economics and School of Mathematics and Statistics, and Adjunct Professor at Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
His current research includes: defining and measuring the size, scale and effects of the ‘knowledge economy’ in New Zealand; the effects of land ownership and sales on the New Zealand economy in the late 19th and early 20th century; measuring and effects of innovation on the New Zealand economy; non-parametric methods applied to forecasting electricity prices; and non-linear cointegration. Some of this work is funded with support from the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Marsden Fund and the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
Publications
Hengyun Ma; Les Oxley; John Gibson and Bongguen Kim. 2009. "China's Energy Economy: Technical Change, Factor Demand and Interfactor/Interfuel Substitution," Motu Working Paper 09-02.
Ma, Hengyun; Les Oxley and John Gibson.2009. "Testing for Energy Market Integration in China," Motu Working Paper 09-03.
Ma, Hengyun; Les Oxley and John Gibson. 2009. "China's Energy Situation and Its Implications in the New Millennium," Motu Working Paper 09-04.
Oxley, Les. 2009. "China’s energy economy: substitution possibilities, market integration and some possible environmental implications," Wellington Public Policy Seminar Series, August.