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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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January 27, 2016
China’s Relations With Iran: A Threat to the West?
By Sara Hsu
Trade between the two countries is set to explode.
January 21, 2016
Interpreting China’s Capital Outflows
By Sara Hsu
What to make of the recent outflows and regulators’ efforts to contain them?
January 13, 2016
China’s Multipronged Green Development Target
By Sara Hsu
Authorities are putting green development front and center.
January 04, 2016
China’s Macro Prudential Assessment System
By Sara Hsu
Will China's new financial monitoring system be enough?
January 02, 2016
What to Expect for the Chinese Economy in 2016
By Sara Hsu
A look at the year ahead for the Chinese economy
December 21, 2015
China’s Dollar Peg to Wind Down
By Sara Hsu
It seems likely that China’s central bank will reduce its grip on the U.S. dollar.
December 09, 2015
China’s Securities Crackdown a Source of Fear
By Sara Hsu
China’s corruption investigations need to be more transparent if markets are to thrive.
December 01, 2015
China Prepares for Africa Summit
By Sara Hsu
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit is being held this week.
November 19, 2015
The Rise and Fall of Shadow Banking in China
By Sara Hsu
How shadow banking became the catch-all for riskier finance.
November 18, 2015
The Knock-On Effects of China’s Slowdown
By Sara Hsu
Demand for commodities is falling as China’s economy makes a structural shift.
November 07, 2015
China’s Next Five-Year Plan: Realistic Objectives?
By Sara Hsu
The targets in the plan look very much in line with China’s overall economic shift.
October 29, 2015
China Removes Deposit Interest Rate Ceiling
By Sara Hsu
The central bank announces a milestone in financial reform.