Graduate Awards
Rie Ashizawa Memorial Award
This award was established by the family of former graduate student Rie Ashizawa. The award recognizes outstanding performance on the doctoral qualifying examinations.
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2021 - Boting Chao |
2015 - Kihwan Bae |
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2020 - Xichen (Heather) Kong |
2014 - Hyeon Ok Lee |
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2019 - Hyukjun Kwon |
2013 - Ning Li |
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2018 - Min Kim |
2012 - Shuya Yang and Zhutong Gu |
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2017 - Jungjun Choi |
2011 - Dean Jens |
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2016 - Lu Wang |
2010 - Cixiu Gao, Jitao Tang, and Basak Uysal |
Sidney Brown Prize in Economics
This prize was established by Thornton O’Glove in memory of Sidney Brown (Rutgers College, 1940). The award recognizes outstanding performance and promise in the first two years of graduate study.
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2022 - Boting Chao |
2015 - Xu Jiang and Hyeon Ok Lee |
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2021 - Ji Hye Choi |
2014 - Ning Li and Yuliyan Mitkov |
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2020 - Nan Zhi |
2013 - Zhutong Gu and WonHyung Lee |
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2019 - Min Kim |
2012 - Dean Jens |
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2018 - Humberto Martinez and Jungjun Choi |
2011 - Wukuang Cun and Basak Uysal |
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2017 - Xuesong Huang and Hyungil Kye |
2010 - Steven Gazzillo, Xuelian Zhang, and Elena Khramtsova |
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2016 - Kihwan Bae |
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Sidney I. Simon Awards
These two awards honor former faculty member Sidney Simon, who taught at Rutgers for 45 years.
Sidney I. Simon Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching
This award, established in honor of former faculty member Sidney I. Simon Prize, recognizes outstanding teaching by a graduate student.
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2022 - Alan Chernoff, Jun Liu |
2015 - Youngsok Park |
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2021 - Jaeheon Jung |
2014 - Jessica Scheld |
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2020 - Ze Song, Mark Avery, and Hang Miao |
2013 - Georgia Bush |
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2019 - Weinan Yan |
2012 - Steve Gazzillo, Evin Acan, and Geoffrey Williams |
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2018 - Hyeon Ok Lee |
2011 - Ebru Isgin and Kaveh Akram |
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2017 - Han-Yen Kao |
2010 - Costanza Biavaschi |
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2016 - Hassan Nosratabadi, Geoffrey Clarke |
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Sidney I. Simon Prize for Outstanding Second Year Research Paper
This award, established in honor of former faculty member Sidney I. Simon, recognizes exemplary economic research in a second year research paper.
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2022 - Tejaswi (Tessie Krishna) Pukkalla |
2015 - Hassan Nosratabadi and Yuliyan Mitkov |
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2021 - Hyukjun Kwon and Yinan Yang |
2014 - Selim Choi, Zhutong Gu, and Shuya Yang |
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2020 - Min Kim |
2013 - |
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2019 - Jungjun Choi |
2012 - Dean Jens, Cesar Tamayo, and Juyoung Park |
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2018 - Jaeheon Jung and Michael Cassidy |
2011 - Jitao Tang |
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2017 - Ryuichiro Izumi and Arpita Mukherjee |
2010 - Ritu Spra and Xuelian Zhang |
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2016 - Yixiao Jiang |
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Dorothy Rinaldi Award
This award was established in honor of Dorothy Rinaldi, a beloved Graduate Program Administrator, who worked in the Economics Department for over 35 years. The award recognizes students in the program who exemplify outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service to other graduate students.
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2022 - Min Kim, Sungmin Kang, Tejaswi (Tessie Krishna) Pukkalla, Altug Yildiz 2021 - Jesse Neumann 2020 - Andrew Garib and Humberto Martinez 2019 - Yilin Wu 2018 - Ryuichiro Izumi and Yixiao Jiang 2017 - Geoffrey Clarke |
2016 - Mingmian Cheng and Yuliyan Mitkov 2015 - Wukuang Cun and Roque Montero 2014 - Basak Uysal 2013 - Georgia Bush 2012 - Steve Gazzillo |
Peter Asch Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship, established by family and friends of former faculty member Peter Asch, honors
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2022 - Min Kim 2021 - Ze Song, Monica Mogollon 2020 - Jesse Neumann 2019 - Hyungil Kye and Michael Cassidy 2018 - Geoffrey Clarke 2017 - Jieun Choi 2016 - Juyoung Park |
2015 - Jessica Scheld and Zhutong Gu 2014 - Cesar Tamayo 2013 - Omayma Elsheniti, Cheng Gao, and Cixiu Gao 2012 - Xuelian Zhang and Ritu Sapra 2011 - Diep Duong and Nicholas Galunic 2010 - Shuming Lin and Li Liu
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Richard Lock Award
This award recognizes outstanding students with an ability to communicate basic economic principles.
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2022 - Natalia D'Agosti 2021 - Min Kim 2020 - Mark Avery 2019 - Jesse Neumann 2018 - Ryuichiro Izumi 2017 - Maria Pagliari and Yixiao Jiang |
2016 - Yuliyan Mitkov 2015 - Roque Montero 2014 - Jessica Shceld 2013 - Georgia Bush 2012 - Omayma Elsheniti |
Alfred S. Eichner Prize in Economics
This award recognizes innovative and path-breaking dissertation research in economics.
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2022 - Min Kim 2021 - Jesse Neumann 2020 - Sung Hoon Choi and Jungjun Choi 2019 - Xuesong Huang and Arpita Mukherjee 2018 - Hassan Nosratabadi 2017 - Yixiao Jiang 2016 - Mingmian Cheng |
2015 - Youngsok Park and Antonio Novelli 2014 - Cheng Gao and Niccolo Battistini 2013 - Ilhom Abdulloev and Jitao Tang 2012 - Ritu Sapra and Xuelian Zhang 2011 - Ebru Isgin and Geoffrey Williams
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Monroe Berkowitz Memorial Award
This award was established in honor of former faculty member Monroe Berkowitz. The award recognizes outstanding dissertation work in Professor Berkowitz’s area of expertise, social policy.
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2022 - Humberto Martinez Beltran 2021 - Yongbo Sim 2020 - Ze Song 2019 - Kihwan Bae 2018 - Weija Peng 2017 - Bin Xie |
2016 - Selim Choi 2015 - Wukuang Cun 2014 - Omayma Elsheniti 2013 - Ilhom Abdulloev 2011 - Costanza Biavaschi 2010 - Li Liu |
Professor Hiroki Tsurumi Graduate Dissertation Fund in Economics
This award established in honor of Professor Emeritus Hiroki Tsurumi recognizes exceptional dissertation research by advanced graduate students.
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2022 - Hyukjun Kwon 2021 - Humberto Martinez 2020 - Jungjun Choi and Sung Hoon Choi 2019 - Chun Yao and Jaeheon Jung 2018 - Ning Li 2017 - Mingmian Cheng 2016 - Shuya Yang 2015 - Zhutong Gu |
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