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Economics and Public Policy Seminar and Lunch: Lina Martinez

A talk and social hour with alumnae Lina Martinez, PhD '12

Location

Public Policy : 451

Date & Time

May 3, 2017, 12:00 pm2:00 pm

Description

Public Policy students and faculty,

Join us in hosting UMBC alum Dr. Lina Martinez, on Wednesday May 3rd, 12-2 PM in PUP 451, as she speaks about her research and policy work from an international perspective. Dr. Martinez is currently the director of POLIS: Observatory of Public Policy in Colombia, and a professor at Universidad Icesi. (LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE  OUTSIDE THE ROOM, AFTER HER TALK)

After the seminar, sponsored by the Department of Economics and the School of Public Policy, our student organization, PPGSO, will be hosting a luncheon for all attendees!

RSVP now to epe1@umbc.edu to reserve your spot! Take this networking opportunity to learn from one of UMBC's international Public Policy grads, and enjoy a well-deserved free lunch.


Dr. Martinez published a paper with Dr. Rennie Short in 2017: 
MARTÍNEZ, L., & SHORT, J. R. (2017). The Informal Economy Of Cities In The South: The Case Of Cali, ColombiaInternational Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning12(4), 637-643.

See also:


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275116307508

-Cheers from PPGSO

--

Erica L Peery

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Public Policy Masters candidate '18

President PPGSO

Political Science Coordinator, UMBC

517.331.4008