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Sara Hsu
Dr. Sara Hsu is an expert in Chinese fintech, economic development, informal finance, and shadow banking. She is the author of “China’s Fintech Explosion.”
Sara Hsu is a Clinical Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Prior to that, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Dr. Hsu specializes in Chinese supply chains, fintech, economic development, informal finance, and shadow banking. She has published one of the only English-language books on the topic of Chinese fintech, “China’s Fintech Explosion,” and informal finance, “Informal Finance in China: American and Chinese Perspectives,” as well as one of the only Chinese-language books on Chinese shadow banking. She has also published a number of articles and books on the topics of sustainable development, financial crises, and trade.
Sara Hsu earned her Ph.D. from the University of Utah, her MBA from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and her BA from Wellesley College.
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December 29, 2014
China’s Holiday Spending Sprees
By Sara Hsu
Consumer spending was robust over the Christmas period, and looks set to perform well during Chinese New Year.
December 19, 2014
China’s Property Slowdown Prompts Diversification
By Sara Hsu
Chinese property developers are looking beyond real estate as they seek to shore up earnings.
December 08, 2014
China Takes Another Step Forward in War on Pollution
By Sara Hsu
A new environmental protection fund is another step forward in China’s battle against pollution.
November 29, 2014
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect: Sizzle or Fizzle?
By Sara Hsu
The Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges have finally been connected. Is there investor interest?
November 22, 2014
China’s Underground Banks Busted
By Sara Hsu
The crackdown is part of a broader anti-corruption campaign that is trying to control the illegal use of funds.
November 14, 2014
China’s Reality in the US-China Climate Change Deal
By Sara Hsu
Despite the skepticism, China made some substantial commitments in this week’s agreement.
November 08, 2014
China’s Real Estate Sector Drags on Growth
By Sara Hsu
A continued slowdown in the property market is having implications for other sectors.
November 03, 2014
Chinese Direct and Financial Outbound Investment
By Sara Hsu
China is becoming an increasingly large and sophisticated investor abroad.
October 23, 2014
China’s Mixed Growth Forecasts
By Sara Hsu
The more conservative estimates of China’s future economic growth may underestimate its capacity to reform.
October 19, 2014
Premier Li Keqiang’s Recession Tour
By Sara Hsu
China’s premier has sought to bolster economies ties with some of Europe’s largest economies.
October 09, 2014
How to Fix China’s Debt Woes
By Sara Hsu
Some key reforms are needed to better cope with troubled borrowers.
October 03, 2014
Chinese Firms in Search of European Funding
By Sara Hsu
There have been mixed results for Chinese companies raising funds in European markets.