Susan Chen
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Dr. Chen is Professor of Economics and the Undergraduate Program Director in the Economics Department. Professor Chen joined the Department of Economics at Illinois State University in 2008, after completing graduate studies at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota.
Current Courses
ECO 322.001 Competition and Managerial Strategies
ECO 422.001 Competition and Managerial Strategies
ECO 398.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Economic Research
ECO 300.001 Senior Project
ECO 291.001 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Economics
ECO 238.001 Using Regression & Econometric Methods
ECO 239.001 Managerial Economics
ECO 398.001 Professional Practice: Internship In Economic Research
ECO 291.001 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Economics
Teaching Interests & Areas
Managerial Economics, Game Theory, Microeconomics Theory, Business Statistics, Industrial Organization, Econometrics
Research Interests & Areas
Industrial Organization, Applied Econometrics, Applied Game Theory and Strategy, and E-Commerce
Ph D Business Economics and Public Policy
MA Business Economics and Public Policy
$2,000 James V. Koch-Economics Advisory Board Faculty Development Award, ISU, 2025
$500 Outstanding College Teaching Award, Social Sciences, ISU, 2024-2025
$750 College Art & Science Faculty International Travel Grant, ISU, 2025
$1,000 College Art & Science Faculty International Travel Grant, ISU, 2024
$2,000 Scott M. Elliot Faculty Excellence Award, ISU, 2024
$2,000 The 2023-24 Assessment Initiative Awards, ISU, 2023
$500 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Seed Grants for New SoTL Scholars, ISU, 2023
$750 College Art & Science Faculty International Travel Grant, ISU, 2023
$1,500 James V. Koch-Economics Advisory Board Faculty Development Award, ISU, 2022
$5,000 Summer Faculty Fellowship, ISU, 2019
Journal Article
“Gender Gap in Tenure & Promotion: Evidence from the Economics Ph.D. Class of 2008.” (with Qihong Liu and MJ Kim). Southern Economic Journal. 2022, 88(4), 1277-1312.
“The Pricing Effects of Entry by Hainan Airlines: Evidence from the U.S.-China International Air Travel Market” (with Yi Wang). 2021. Journal of Economics and Business. 114, March–April, 105957.
Presentations
2017 Annual Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA)/American Economic Association (AEA) Meetings. "Professional Achievements and Gender Differences: Tracking the Economics Ph.D. Class of 2008"
Pregnancy Complications and Maternal Smoking Behaviors. Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 2015.