Dr. Song Ma

Professor

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Biography

Song Ma is a Professor at the Yale School of Management, specializing in Finance and Entrepreneurship. He joined the faculty in 2016 and also serves as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and as an affiliated faculty member at the Yale Law School Center for Study of Corporate Law. His research focuses on innovation economics, entrepreneurship, financial economics, artificial intelligence, and big data, crossing into areas like corporate strategy, industrial organization, antitrust, labor, and business law. Professor Ma's work has been published in prestigious academic journals, including the Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies. He has received multiple awards for his research, including the 2021 Poets & Quants recognition as one of the '40 Under 40' Business School Professors. Professor Ma teaches popular courses such as 'Entrepreneurial Finance' and 'Venture Capital and Private Equity.' He obtained his PhD in Finance from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 2016, where he was honored with the Top Finance Graduate Award. His undergraduate degree in Economics was earned at Zhejiang University in 2010.

Research Interests

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.