Events and Lectures
NEW! Presentations from the Public Policy Forum "Tugging on the Safety Net: Understanding Poverty and Poverty Programs in Today's Economy" are now available here.
Fall 2012
Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics
All seminars will be held in Public Policy Room 438. You are welcome to bring your lunch.
Friday, September 14, 12:00 pm
Nadwa Mossaad, Department of Public Policy, UMBC
The consequences of increased enforcement of legal minimum wages in a developing country: An evaluation
of the impact of the Campaña Nacional de Salarios Minimos in Costa Rica
Friday, September 28, 12:00 pm
Joanne Hsu, Federal Reserve
Aging and strategic learning: The impact of spousal incentives on financial literacy
Friday, October 12, 12:00 pm
Marv Mandell and Nicole Stewart, Department of Public Policy, UMBC
The impact of qualified census tract designation on low income housing tax credit development
Wednesday, October 24, 12:00 pm
Sean Reardon, School of Education, Stanford University
The effect of NCLB on narrowing achievement gaps between minority and white students
Thursday, November 29, 12:00 noon
Brent Gibbons, Public Policy, UMBC
Working with a severe mental illness: Stressful or salubrious for overall mental health?
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Friday, December 7, 2:00 pm
David Frisvold, Department of Economics, Emory University
Nutrition and cognitive achievement: An evaluation of the school breakfast program
Social Science Forums
These on-campus sessions present topics of interest to the social science community and beyond.