缅北禁地

Biography

Prior to joining NUBS in September 2015, Dr Xin undertook a PhD, MSc in Accounting and Finance at Durham University. In her PhD study, she got the 'Certificate in Learning and Teaching', Durham University in 2011, and 'HEA Certificate of Fellowship' in 2013. Dr Xin is also a CIMA & CFA candidate, in pursuing academic expertise in Accounting and Finance relevant fields. 

Dr Xin has extensive experience in teaching at postgraduate (MSc, MA), and undergraduate levels and has consistently obtained high students' evaluation for her dedication to high quality teaching.  

Her research interests are mainly on accounting disclosures, with a primary focus on narrative disclosure characteristics, the measurement, determinants, and financial consequences of voluntary and mandatory disclosures. She also researches on organisational studies, corporate finance, advanced methodology (machine learning) applied in management scholarship, etc. She is happy to consider PhD application for the relevant research areas.

Research Areas

• corporate disclosures (risk disclosures, CSR, ESG)
• organizational studies
• corporate internal control and governance issues
• management scholarship
• behaviour finance
• machine learning, fintech, big data

Current teaching:

• ACC2003 'Financial Control' (Module leader)  lectures and  seminars
• ACC3002 'Management Accounting' seminars
• NBS8223 Dissertation (postgraduate supervision) 

Previous teaching:

• Introduction to Management Accounting
• Advanced Management Accounting and Cost Control
• NBS8225 'Performance and Decision Management' (Module leader) all lectures for non-specialists
• NBS8224 'Performance and Decision Management' (Module leader) all lectures and seminars

• Articles

  • Yang J, Xin J, Zeng Y, Liu P. . Small Business Economics 2025, 65, 315-356.
  • Yang J, Zeng Y, Xin J, Lin Z, Chen X. . The European Journal of Finance 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • Liu P, Song C, Xin J. . China Journal of Accounting Research 2022, 15(4), 100267.
  • Liu P, Shi S, Xin J. . Quantitative Finance 2020, 20(12), 2085-2100.
  • Guo M, Liu J, Qian H, Xin JY. . International Journal of Banking Accounting and Finance 2018, 11(3), 342-360.