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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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July 11, 2015

China in BRICS: A Threat to US Power?

By Sara Hsu
China's involvement in BRICS should be seen as a positive, not as a threat.
July 10, 2015

World Bank Hype Over China’s Financial Sector

By Sara Hsu
It is true that China’s financial sector needs an overhaul, but it is not in the jeopardy that some have implied.

June 30, 2015

China’s Stock Market Meltdown

By Sara Hsu
After an astonishing surge, stocks dive. Can China control it?

June 24, 2015

China’s College Graduates Encouraged to Start Businesses

By Sara Hsu
Can China solve its graduate job shortage by encouraging young entrepreneurship?

June 19, 2015

China: New System a Step Forward on RMB Internationalization

By Sara Hsu
The China International Payment System is another component of the financial infrastructure for a global currency.
June 08, 2015

Has China’s Stock Market Joined the Big Leagues?

By Sara Hsu
Recent gains have certainly been impressive, but how real are they?

June 03, 2015

Can China’s Financial System Become More Inclusive?

By Sara Hsu
Beijing is trying to make finance accessible to those traditionally denied it, with mixed results.
May 25, 2015

China’s Health Care Reforms

By Sara Hsu
Beijing is tackling reform of the health care sector.

May 17, 2015

China’s Mounting Fiscal Problems

By Sara Hsu
Reforms are on the backburner as central and local governments try and stimulate growth.

May 10, 2015

China’s New Social Credit System

By Sara Hsu
Despite hyped concerns in the foreign press, little is actually known about China’s plans to rate citizens and firms.

May 03, 2015

China’s Efforts to Boost Consumption: Are They Enough?

By Sara Hsu
The government is trying to restructure the economy, but it needs to do more.
April 24, 2015

China Fines Mercedes-Benz, Not Domestic Firms

By Sara Hsu
China’s interpretation of its anti-trust law will continue to leave large foreign firms vulnerable.

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