Biography

Professor Dean He is the associate academic director of the MSc Economics program and he teaches applied econometrics and the business of happiness courses in the MSc Economics and MBA programs. Professor He studies economics of education primarily. Prior to join HKUST Business School, Professor He had extensive economics and econometrics teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in both the U.S. and Hong Kong. Professor He is also enthusiastic and very passionate with international schools at the K-12 level, selective college admissions and is an active business entrepreneur in consumer products industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University.

Research Interests

• Economics of Prestige
• Economics of Education
• Economics of Entrepreneurship
• Economics of Happiness

Academic Qualification

• Ph.D. Columbia University, Economics of Education

Publications and Conference Presentations

• Yang, S., Ye, X., & He, D. (2022). Global pathways: New evidence on the international graduate school choice of Chinese outbound students. Higher Education, 86(6), 1415-1454. (Equal First Author)
• Presented at the 49^th, 48^th and 47^th AEFP (the Association for Education Finance and Policy) conferences