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Sara Hsu

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.
Posts by Sara Hsu
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May 02, 2016

China’s Impressive Auto Industry

By Sara Hsu
The country’s well-functioning auto sector is a bright spot in an otherwise slowing economy.
April 24, 2016

China’s Steel Glut Still a Problem

By Sara Hsu
Beijing needs to rethink its trade policies.

April 14, 2016

Is China’s Great Firewall a Trade Barrier?

By Sara Hsu
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative thinks so.

April 05, 2016

Any Luxe Left for China?

By Sara Hsu
The corruption crackdown has had repercussions for China’s luxury goods industry.

March 28, 2016

Trump’s Trumped-Up Accusations Against China

By Sara Hsu
The bloviating Republican frontrunner threatens to derail bilateral relations.
March 20, 2016

China’s Economic Planning Dilemma

By Sara Hsu
Authorities face a choice of maintaining control or continuing to unleash market forces.

March 14, 2016

Will China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform Go Far Enough?

By Sara Hsu
In attempting reform while maintaining control, authorities are trying to have it both ways.
March 06, 2016

China’s Draft Budget

By Sara Hsu
Authorities unveil a leaner and more targeted budget.

February 27, 2016

China’s Battle to Regain Economic Control

By Sara Hsu
From clamping down on media to finding scapegoats, Beijing is trying everything to reassert control over the economy.

February 19, 2016

A Threat to China’s Debt Ratings?

By Sara Hsu
How big a deal is China’s growing leverage?

February 12, 2016

In China, Black Goods Down, White Goods Up

By Sara Hsu
At least one major policy goal is being met.
February 03, 2016

Multinationals: Enduring China’s Slowdown?

By Sara Hsu
For now, perhaps, but the longer term looks increasingly challenging.

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