- 2013, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Senior Visiting Scholar
- 2001, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, Postdoctoral Research
- 1999, Central University of Finance and Economics, Ph.D. in Economics
- 1994, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Master of Economics
- 1991, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering
Professor Ba Shusong joined the HKU Business School in February 2025 as a Professor of Practice in Finance. He concurrently serves as the Managing Director and Chief China Economist at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). He is also the Chief Economist at the China Banking Association and holds various leadership roles in a number of academic and professional institutions, including Chairman of the Peikang Chang Research Foundation of Development Economics (張培剛發展經濟學研究基金會) and Vice President of the China Society of Macroeconomics. Additionally, he is the Vice President of China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and serves as the Director of its Aging Finance Division.
Professor Ba’s research and practical experience span various areas in Finance such as the Basel Capital Accord and risk management, asset management, banking development, and the operations of modern exchanges. He is known for his comprehensive understanding of financial policy decision-making, theoretical research, and market operations. Before joining HKU Business School, he served as an adjunct professor of finance at several prestigious universities, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and the University of Science and Technology of China. Since 2021, Professor Ba has also been a member of the Actuarial Advisory Board for the Actuarial Science Program at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies.
Professor Ba receives special government allowances from the State Council as an expert in Finance. He has served as a keynote speaker for collective study sessions of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He was a committee member of the Professional Committee of China’s 13th Five-Year Plan for National Development and Planning. Since May 2024, he has served as an expert in the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group in HKSAR. From 2020 to January 2025, he was a member of the Mainland Opportunities Committee at the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council. Additionally, he served as a member of the Economic Development Committee of the HKSAR government from 2012 to 2017.
- Ba, S. (2022, July). Collaborative Innovation Mechanism of Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Great Bay Area – a Free Port Approach. Springer-Verlag and Xiamen University Press.
- Ba, S. (2022, July). The New Cycle and New Finance in China, Springer-Verlag and Xiamen University Press.
- Ba, S. (2022, January). Green and sustainable finance: From vision to market practice. The Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
- Ba, S. (2021, January). Financial Supervisory and Regulatory Technology: International Experience and Scenario Application. People’s Oriental Publishing.
- Ba, S. (2020, December). Exploring a New Model of Interaction between China and Global Commodity Markets: From Spot to Futures, China Finance Press.
- Ba, S. (2020, July). Global Commodity Markets: From Spot to Futures. The Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
- Ba, S. (2020, June). General Knowledge of Financial Ethics. China Machine Press.
- Ba, S. (2019, November). Mutual Market Connectivity and Hong Kong Market Innovations for New-Economy Financing. The Commercial Press.
- Ba, S. (2019, May). Bond Connect Scheme：New Strategy for Internationalization of China’s Bond Market. The Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
- Ba, S. (2019, January). Mutual Market Connectivity and Hong Kong Market Innovations for New-Economy Financing. The Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
- Ba, S. (2018, November). New Progress in RMB Internationalization- Innovations in HKEX’s Offshore Financial Products. The Commercial Press (Hong Kong).
- Ba, S. (2018, July). Basel III: Ten-year Reconstruction of Financial Supervision. Chinese Financial Publishing House.
- Ba, S. (2018, January). The Rise of New Brokerage and Reconstruction of Real Estate Value Chain. Springer-Verlag.
- Ba, S. (2016, August). “Internet Plus” Pathways to the Transformation of China’s Property Sector. Springer-Verlag.
- Ba, S. (2015, October). Basel III and Financial Supervision Reform. Chinese Financial Publishing House.
- Ba, S. (2013, September). The Financial Perspective of the Urbanization Transformation in China. Xiamen University Press.
- Ba, S. (2010, January). International Experience of Full Coverage Bonds and China’s Realistic Choice. Economic Science Press.
- Ba, S. (2010, January). The Effect on Policy Bank Commercialization Reform on Bond Market Research. Economic Science Press.