Dr. Giray Gozgor
Associate Professor
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Biography
Dr Giray Gozgor is an Associate Professor of Economics and Finance and Head of the Wealth, Inclusive Societies and Ethics (WISE) Research Cluster at the School of Management, University of Bradford. He is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA) and a Research Affiliate of the CESifo Network at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). He was promoted to Professor at Istanbul Medeniyet University in 2020 and has also held visiting scholar positions at Ghent University and the University of California, Irvine.
Dr Gozgor is recognised internationally for the quality and impact of his research. He has been listed among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers and included in the IDEAS/RePEc Economist Rankings, including the Top 1% Authors and Top 200 Young Economists categories. He has also appeared in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists Ranking in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. In the 2025 ranking, he was placed among the top 0.001% of scientists worldwide.
Dr Gozgor serves as Associate Editor for several ABS 3-ranked journals, including the European Journal of Finance and the International Journal of Finance & Economics. He has published more than 190 papers in Web of Science-indexed journals, including leading ABS 4 and ABS 3 journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Energy Economics, Journal of Human Capital, Journal of Travel Research and Public Choice.
He has also contributed to research projects supported by several national science foundations, including those in China, Turkey and the United Kingdom. His research interests include asset pricing, commodity markets, energy economics, the sustainable economy and sustainable finance.
Research
Publications
Conference contribution (1)
Effects of Global Supply Chain Pressures and the United States-China Tensions on Eco-innovation: Firm-Level Evidence
Owolabi, A., Mousavi, M., Gozgor, G., Li, J. (2025) 47th European Accounting Associate (EAA) Annual Congress.
Peer reviewed journal (30)
Equity Ownership Structure and Timeliness of Financial Reporting: Evidence from the Listed Financial Companies in Nigeria
Ebimoboere Koroye;Jing Li;Dariya Mykhayliv;Giray Gozgor (2026) Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 62, 192-207.
The Impact of Text-Based Financial Constraints on Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence From the UK Firms
Acheampong Albert;Mohammmad Mahdi Mousavi;Giray Gozgor;Yeboah Patrick (2025) International Journal of Finance and Economics.
Pollution havens or competitive advantage? Evidence from South Asia-OECD trade in polluting industries
irfan saleem,;Giray Gozgor (2025) Journal of Environmental Management.
The Impact of Firm-Level Political Risk on Eco-Innovation: The Moderating Effect of CEO Power
Owolabi, A.;Masouvi, M.;Gozgor, G.;Li, J. (2025) Business Strategy and the Environment.
Impact of Geopolitical Risk on CO2 Emissions Inequality: Evidence from 38 Developed and Developing Economies
Chen, L., Gozgor, G., Lau, C.K.M., Mahalik, M.K., Rather, K.N. & Soliman, A.M. (2024) Journal of Environmental Management. 349
The Impact of Women's Political Empowerment on Renewable Energy Demand: Evidence from OECD Countries
Giray Gozgor;Jing Li;Irfan Saleem;Riazullah Shinwari (2024) Energy Economics.
The Impact of Firm-Level Political Risk on Eco-Innovation: The Moderating Effect of CEO Power
Ayotola Owolabi;Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi;Jing Li;Giray Gozgor (2024) Business Strategy and the Environment.
Do oil market shocks affect financial distress? Evidence from firm-level global data
Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi;Giray Gozgor;Albert Acheampong (2024) Journal of Commodity Markets.
The impact of carbon risk on the cost of debt in the listed firms in G7 economies: The role of the Paris agreement
Owolabi, A.;Mousavi, M.M.;Gozgor, G.;Li, J. (2024) Energy Economics.
Energy related public environmental concerns and intra-firm pay gap in polluting enterprises: Evidence from China
Ho, K-C., Yan, C., Gozgor, G. & Gu, Y. (2024) Energy Economics. 130
The impact of energy diversification on firm performance: The moderating role of corporate social responsibility
Giray Gozgor;Thang Ho;Jing Li;Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi (2024) International Review of Financial Analysis. 96
Peer Effects in the Online Peer-to-peer Lending Market: Ex-ante Selection and Ex-post Learning
Ho, K-C, Gu, Y., Yan, C. & Gozgor, G. (2024) International Review of Financial Analysis. 92
Exploring the Carbon Emission Reduction Effects of Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure: Evidence from the Chinese A-share Listed Enterprises
Wang, Z., Fu, H., Ren, X. & Gozgor, G. (2024) International Review of Financial Analysis. 92
Does FDI affect energy consumption in the belt and road initiative economies? The role of green technologies
Riazullah Shinwari;Yangjie Wang;Giray Gozgor;Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi (2024) Energy Economics.
The impact of geopolitical risks on renewable energy demand in OECD countries
Zhao Z.;Gozgor G.;Lau M.C.K.;Mahalik M.K.;Patel G.;Khalfaoui R. (2023) Energy Economics. 122
How does digital finance affect industrial structure upgrading? Evidence from Chinese prefecture-level cities.
Ren X;Zeng G;Gozgor G; (2023) Journal of Environmental Management. 330
Oil price shocks and exchange rate dynamics: Evidence from decomposed and partial connectedness measures for oil importing and exporting economies
Chatziantoniou I.;Elsayed A.H.;Gabauer D.;Gozgor G. (2023) Energy Economics. 120
How Do Weather Risks in Canada and the United States Affect Global Commodity Prices? Implications for the Decarbonisation Process
Lau, C.K., Cai, Y. & Gozgor, G. (2023) Annals of Operations Research. forthcoming
Introducing a New Measure of Energy Transition: Green Quality of Energy Mix and Its Impact on CO2 Emissions
Lau, C.K., Gozgor, G., Mahalik, M.K., Patel, G., and Li, J. (2023) Energy Economics. 122
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.
Wei P;Qi Y;Ren X;Gozgor G; (2023) Energy Economics. 121
Does carbon price uncertainty affect stock price crash risk? Evidence from China
Ren X.;Zhong Y.;Cheng X.;Yan C.;Gozgor G. (2023) Energy Economics. 122
Risk transmissions between bitcoin and traditional financial assets during the COVID-19 era: The role of global uncertainties
Elsayed A.H.;Gozgor G.;Lau C.K.M. (2022) International Review of Financial Analysis. 81
Climate policy uncertainty and firm-level total factor productivity: Evidence from China
Ren X.;Zhang X.;Yan C.;Gozgor G. (2022) Energy Economics. 113
Welfare gains from international trade and renewable energy demand: Evidence from the OECD countries
Lu Z.;Gozgor G.;Mahalik M.K.;Padhan H.;Yan C. (2022) Energy Economics. 112
Does energy diversification cause an economic slowdown? Evidence from a newly constructed energy diversification index
Gozgor G.;Paramati S.R. (2022) Energy Economics. 109
Investor attention factors and stock returns: Evidence from China
Dong D.;Wu K.;Fang J.;Gozgor G.;Yan C. (2022) Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 77
The Impact of Geopolitical Risks on Tourism Supply in Developing Economies: The Moderating Role of Social Globalization
Gozgor G.;Lau M.C.K.;Zeng Y.;Yan C.;Lin Z. (2022) Journal of Travel Research. 61, 872-886.
Causality and dynamic spillovers among cryptocurrencies and currency markets
Elsayed A.H.;Gozgor G.;Lau C.K.M. (2022) International Journal of Finance and Economics. 27, 2026-2040.
Does urbanisation induce renewable energy consumption in emerging economies? The role of education in energy switching policies
Fang J.;Gozgor G.;Mahalik M.K.;Mallick H.;Padhan H. (2022) Energy Economics. 111
The role of economic uncertainty in the rise of EU populism.
Gozgor G; (2022) Public Choice. 190