Hong Ma is a professor of economics at Tsinghua University and a visiting scholar at the Center for International Development (CID). He graduated from Fudan University in 2002 with a BA (High Honors) in economics. He received a PhD in economics from the University of California at Davis in 2009.
Hong’s research focuses on international trade and the Chinese economy. His most recent work studies the interactions of trade and industry policies between China and the U.S. His research applies both empirical and theoretical models to understand the effects of tariffs, subsidies, and various domestic industrial policies on firm performance, industry structure, innovation, and social welfare. His previous research includes the price effect of Chinese RMB fluctuation, the impact of uncertainty on firm innovation, the global value chain, and the role of SOEs in China’s trade liberalization.