Over the summer six economics graduate students were awarded department prizes. Join us in congratulating the awardees of the Tapan Mitra Prize, Ernest Liu ’64 Ta-Chung and Ya-Chao Liu Memorial Fellowship, and the Labor Economics Small Grants for 2022-23.
Graduate Tapan Mitra Economics Prizes
Lucia Casal and Yu Wang were awarded the Tapan Mitra Economics Prizes. This prize is awarded to economics graduate students who contribute outstanding papers to the 3rd year seminar or conference. The prize comes with $1,000 in research support.
Lucia Casal is a fourth-year graduate student with interests in macroeconomics and macroeconomic development. Visit Casal's graduate student profile here.
Yu Wang is a fourth-year graduate student with interests in macroeconomics and finance. Visit Wang's graduate student profile here.
Ernest Liu '64 Ta-Chung and Ya-Chao Liu Memorial Fellowship
Zihan Hu was awarded the Ernest Liu '64 Ta-Chung and Ya-Chao Liu Memorial Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year. This fellowship covers tuition, health insurance, and stipend.
Zihan Hu is a sixth-year graduate student with interests in labor economics and development economics. Visit Hu's graduate student profile here.
Labor Economics Small Grants
Christa Deneault, Yujie Feng and Jenny Jeonghyun Suh were awarded the 2022 Labor Economics Small Grants. Through the generosity of an alumnus, the department is able to provide these grants to graduate students working on projects related to labor economics. The grants can be used to defray research expenses up to $5,000.
Christa Deneault is a sixth-year student with interests in labor economics, economics of education, and applied economics. Visit Deneault's graduate student profile here.
Yujie Feng is a fifth-year student with interests in healthcare economics. Visit Feng's graduate student profile here.
Jenny Jeonghyun Suh is a fifth-year student with interests in labor economics and economic development. Visit Suh's graduate student profile here.
Congratulations Lucia, Yu, Zihan, Christa, Yujie, and Jenny! To learn more about graduate students, curriculum, and placement visit our Ph.D. program page here.
