Dr. Xin He
Academic and research departments
Surrey International Institute at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (SII-DUFE).About
Biography
Dr. Xin He obtained his PhD degree in economics and MA degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh in the US. His BSc and MSc degrees, both in applied mathematics, were obtained from Zhejiang University in China. Prior to joining Surrey International Institute, Dr. He worked at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai and Central Unversity of Finance and Economics in Beijing.
ResearchResearch interests
Dr. He's research interests include real estate finance and economics, marketing, banking and quantitative trading. His research has appeared in such leading academic journals as Marketing Science (UTD24 journal), Real Estate Economics (flagship journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association), and Journal of Real Estate Research (flagship journal of the American Real Estate Society). He is among the most published researchers in mainland China in the two major academic real estate journals (ranked #4 as of January 2026).
Research interests
Dr. He's research interests include real estate finance and economics, marketing, banking and quantitative trading. His research has appeared in such leading academic journals as Marketing Science (UTD24 journal), Real Estate Economics (flagship journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association), and Journal of Real Estate Research (flagship journal of the American Real Estate Society). He is among the most published researchers in mainland China in the two major academic real estate journals (ranked #4 as of January 2026).
Teaching
Dr. He has taught a variety of modules and courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Financial Management, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets, Financial Markets and Institutions, Investments, Business Mathematics, Financial Mathematics with Excel, Probability and Statistics, Stochastic Processes for Finance, Introductory Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Intercultural Comparison and Management and Professional Development for Accounting and Finance.
While working at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Dr. He was twice voted by doctoral students as a finalist for the “Best Teacher of the Year” award. At Surrey International Institute, he received “full marks” for four times in the teaching evaluations by undergraduate students.