Dr Xiaopeng Wei

Lecturer

School of Accounting and Finance

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr. Xiaopeng Wei is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Adelaide University. Xiaopeng teaches Alternative Investments. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Xiaopeng’s research focuses on behavioral finance, empirical asset pricing and financial markets. His works have been published in leading finance journals, such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Finance, and Journal of Banking and Finance. His research has received multiple awards, including the BLR Outstanding Research Award, Craigs Investment Partners Best Paper Award, the NZX Award for Outstanding Research, and the Consilium Best Paper Award for Financial Literacy. He was also awarded Researcher of the Year at the Adelaide Business School.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Senior Lecturer Adelaide University
2023 - 2025 Lecturer University of Adelaide
2020 - 2023 Lecturer University of Canterbury

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Canterbury New Zealand Ph.D.

Year Citation
2025 Hong, S., & Wei, X. (2025). Blockbuster or Bust? Silver Screen Effect and Stock Returns. Review of Finance, 29(2), 603-632.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2025 Białkowski, J., & Wei, X. (2025). Quality of political information and return predictability: Evidence from investor sentiment and risk aversion. Journal of Banking & Finance, 177, 107469.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Wagner, M., & Wei, X. (2024). Ambiguous investor sentiment. Finance Research Letters, 67(Part A), 105773-1-105773-13.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Białkowski, J., Wagner, M., & Wei, X. (2023). Differences between NZ and U.S. individual investor sentiment: more noise or more information?. New Zealand Economic Papers, 58(1), 1-13.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2022 Wagner, M., & Wei, X. (2022). Ex-dividend day price and volume: the case of cum-ex trading. Applied Economics, 55(51), 1-14.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022 Białkowski, J., Dang, H. D., & Wei, X. (2022). High policy uncertainty and low implied market volatility: An academic puzzle?. Journal of Financial Economics, 143(3), 1185-1208.
DOI Scopus45 WoS46
2016 Białkowski, J., Dang, H. D., & Wei, X. (2016). Does the tail wag the dog? Evidence from fund flow to VIX ETFs and ETNs. Journal of Derivatives, 24(2), 31-47.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10

Alternative investments

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2024 Co-Supervisor Essays in Modern Investment Management and Quantitative Methods Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Fereydooni
2024 Co-Supervisor Essays in Modern Investment Management and Quantitative Methods Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Fereydooni

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