1. Changing Maryland: 2022 Legislative Session on Monday, February 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. 

 

You will meet state leaders and learn about their work, experiences, and aspirations relating to issues being addressed in the 2022 legislative session, including climate change, police reform, health care, higher education, and allocation of the historically large state budget surplus. You will also learn how to get involved in addressing these issues. Follow this link to RSVP (required).

 

1. Dinner with Friends on Monday, February 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.

 

You will spend the evening with UMBC students, staff, and faculty talking about how we can strengthen the UMBC community as we emerge from the pandemic: How can students, staff, and faculty restore and extend the sense of belonging many felt before March 2020? How can we best support and care for each other? Follow this link to RSVP (required). 

Spring 2022 Seminar Series Upcoming Talks

Tuesday February 22, 2-3pm
Jamein P. Cunningham
Assistant Professor , Department of Policy Analysis and Management and the Department of Economics, Cornell University

Webex link

"The Impact of Affirmative Action Litigation on Police Killings of Civilians"
Abstract: Although research has shown that court-ordered hiring quotas increase the number of minority police officers in litigated cities, there has been little insight into how workforce diversity, or lack thereof, may impact police violence. Using an event-study framework, we find that the threat of affirmative action litigation reduces police killings of non-white civilians in the long-run. In addition, we find evidence of lower arrest rates for non-white civilians and more diverse police departments 25 years after litigation. Our results highlight the vital role that federal interventions have in addressing police behavior and the use of lethal force.

Tuesday March 8, 12-1pm
Oyebola M. Okunogbe 
Economist, World Bank Development Research Group, World Bank
Webex link

"Becoming Legible to the State: The Role of Detection and Enforcement Capacity in Tax Compliance"
Abstract: Tax revenue in many low-income countries is inadequate for funding government investment in infrastructure and public services. This paper examines two dimensions of low state capacity that hinder tax collection: the inability to ascertain the tax base (detection capacity) and the inability to enforce unpaid liabilities (enforcement capacity). A randomized experiment with Liberian property owners finds that using identifying information from a newly developed property database to alert property owners that their noncompliance has been detected quadruples the tax payment rate, but only when the notice includes details on the penalties for noncompliance. A second experiment finds a further increase in compliance from signaling greater enforcement probability to delinquent property owners. These results highlight the importance of investments in both detection and enforcement capacity.

Thursday April 21, 2-3pm
Amanda Deerfield 
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, St. Mary's College of Maryland

WebEx link

"Entrepreneurship and Regulatory Voids:  The Case of Ridesharing"
Abstract: Formal institutions, e.g., regulations, are considered crucial determinants of entrepreneurship, but what enables regulatory change when there is a regulatory void, meaning entrepreneurship clashes with existing regulations? Drawing on public choice theory, we hypothesize that regulatory freedom facilitates the introduction of legislation to fill such voids. We test this hypothesis using unique data documenting the time for ridesharing to become legalized at the state level across the United States following its local (and often illegal) rollout. Results suggest states with greater regulatory freedom passed ridesharing legislation quicker, highlighting an underappreciated way that extant regulatory freedom facilitates the accommodation of entrepreneurship.

Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs!

 Do you have an idea for a company or social impact venture? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that awards up to $5,000 in cash prizes in BOTH the Technology and Innovation track AND the Social Impact track.

What is the CBIC?

The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture.  Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!).  Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.

Prizes:

First Prize= $3,000

Second Prize = $2,000

Third Prize = $1,000

Cash prizes are available to the top 3  winners in both the Technology and Innovation track and the Social Impact Track.  

After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top winners.

Winners also get...

•       Free legal services

•       Accounting advice

•       Membership at bwTECH@UMBC and the award winning Betamore incubator

•       Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs

APPLY TODAY!  Deadline for submittals is March 11th at 1:00pm

Apply here! 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39qqk-ZySnOveGMJ6ULBaGz6ODvvQvCds7Yc6S0w8_GdVhg/viewform

Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs!

 Do you have an idea for a company or social impact venture? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that awards up to $5,000 in cash prizes in BOTH the Technology and Innovation track AND the Social Impact track.

What is the CBIC?

The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture.  Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!).  Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.

Prizes:

First Prize= $3,000

Second Prize = $2,000

Third Prize = $1,000

Cash prizes are available to the top 3  winners in both the Technology and Innovation track and the Social Impact Track.  

After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top winners.

Winners also get...

•       Free legal services

•       Accounting advice

•       Membership at bwTECH@UMBC and the award winning Betamore incubator

•       Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs

APPLY TODAY!  Deadline for submittals is March 11th at 1:00pm

Apply here! 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39qqk-ZySnOveGMJ6ULBaGz6ODvvQvCds7Yc6S0w8_GdVhg/viewform

This is a repost of the AOK Library's How to Use Zotero for citation management. If you are interested and would like to register/attend, please go to the original post, linked here.