Shishu Zhang
 
Second Prize in Graduate Student Paper Competition
Illinois Economics Association,2009
Presented and won the second prize among over 40 chosen papers


Student Summer Fellowship
American Institute of Economic Research, July 8-August 4, 2008
Chosen from more than 100 applicants all over the Unites States
AIER Summer Fellowships


Fellowship Award
American Institute of Economic Research, 2008
Based on outstanding performance during the summer fellowship program


Outstanding Graduate Scholar of Economics Department
NIU, 2007-2008
Based on outstanding academic performance


Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Graduate School of NIU, 2007-2008
Based on outstanding academic performance


Award for Best Graduate Student Paper in Health Economics
Illinois Economics Association, 2007
Awarded for the paper “Do Our Children Become Healthier? — A Study of the Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Elementary School Absenteeism.”