Professor of Economics
- PhD, University of California - Davis, Economics
- MS, Oregon State University, Agricultural Resource Economics
- BA, Boston University, Economics and International Relations
Alyson Ma is a professor of economics at the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business. Her teaching philosophy is evidence-based and innovative pedagogy that engages students. Her course delivery and assessment vary depending on the topic and course level. Professor Ma teaches a range of courses from principles to the capstone course. She has also served as a Living Learning Communities faculty advisor to incoming first-year students, assisting them in their transition from home and high school to college life at USD.
Professor Ma's research interests include international trade, particularly as it pertains to the global value chain. She has journal publications and invited book chapters, including those from the World Bank, National Bureau of Economic Research and the Asian Development Bank. She has also contributed to the Academy of International Business Insights, VoxEU, and the Bureau of European Policy Adviser Monthly Brief. While Professor Ma's main research focus is Chinese trade, she has also branched out to interdisciplinary areas such as health, education, and real estate.
Alyson Ma has served in numerous roles at USD aiming to promote the core values of the university in academic excellence. She has collaborated with colleagues both internally and externally, building relationships through respect for diverse ideologies in an inclusive environment.
Selected Publications
- Sanchez, A., Ma, A., Ma, M. (2021) Racial disparities in health care utilization, the affordable care act and racial concordance preference?, International Journal of Health Economics and Management .
- Ma, A., Sanchez, A., Adriano, F., Burchette, R., Ma, M. (2021) The Relationship Between Racial/Ethnic Concordance and Hypertension Control, The Permanente Journal, 25(3).
- Ma, A., Sanchez, A., Ma, M. (2019) The Impact of Patient-Provider Race/Ethnicity Concordance on Provider Visits: Updated Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
- Ma, A., Ratcliff, R. (2019) Liability of Foreigness: Product Distance, Institutional Distance and FDI, International Journal of the Economics of Business.
- Bouvet, F., Ma, A., Van Assche, A. (2017) Tariff and exchange rate pass-through for Chinese exports: a firm -level analysis across customs regimes, China Economic Review.