Alex Hsu

Alex Hsu is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brown University and a doctorate in Finance from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on bond yields, equity returns, and macroeconomics, with an emphasis on theoretical models of monetary and fiscal policy impacts and empirical analyses of government policy effects on firm outcomes.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s and Master’s from Brown University
  • Doctorate in Finance, University of Michigan (2012)

Hsu’s research integrates theoretical and empirical approaches in asset pricing, macroeconomics, and fixed income. His work explores uncertainty shocks, risk premiums, cascading economic effects, and the decline in asset return predictability during the Great Moderation. He has presented at major conferences like the American Finance Association and the Society of Financial Studies Cavalcade, and delivered invited talks at the Federal Reserve Board and regional banks.

Hsu’s recent publications address topics such as the risk premium channel of uncertainty shocks, cascading uncertainty effects, and asset return predictability during macroeconomic stability. His studies often involve collaborations with colleagues like Lorenzo Bretscher and Andrea Tamoni, as well as Scheller Ph.D. student Peter Simasek.

Teaching:

• Theory of Finance (Ph.D. level)
• Fixed Income (Undergraduate and Master’s level)