Overview

Wei Xin is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance at the University of Exeter Business School. After a PhD in Finance from Warwick Business School, he joined University of Exeter as a postdoc research associate at LEEP Group in May 2021. Wei’s research interests are in sustainable finance (majoring in climate and biodiversity), empirical asset pricing, and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). His work has been presented at conferences such as the UN PRI Academic Network Conference, Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment, and Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation

Qualifications

Bsc in Management Science;

Msc in Finance;

PhD in Finance and Econometrics

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Research

Research interests

Sustainable Finance

Empirical Asset Pricing

Behavioral Finance

Wei's research interest is mainly focused on sustainable finance. After completing his PhD Thesis with three chapters in climate finance, Wei continue working in biodiversity finance as a postdoc research associate. He works on asset pricing research related to sustainable issues using behavioral mechanism.

Research projects

Working Papers: “Climate Sensitivity and Predictable Returns”, with Alok Kumar, Carina Cuculiza and Chendi Zhang “Climate Change, Analyst Forecasts, and Market Behaviour”, with Alok Kumar, Carina Cuculiza and Chendi Zhang 

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Teaching

Foundation courses of finance

Modules

2023/24

• BEA3028 - Sustainable and Responsible Finance

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