Although humanities majors don’t generally think of government positions when they’re planning their careers, UMBC is located in a unique area that provides an unusual number of government opportunities.  That’s why we’re holding the event – to help our majors think “outside the box” when looking for jobs or thinking strategically about their careers.

Toward that end, Career Services will hold a Webex session on April 19th at noon. The purpose of the workshop is for humanities majors to learn more about how to apply to government jobs.

Scan the QR code on the attached flyer to join the meeting.

Community Mindfulness for Mental Health

Take a brain break!

Accommodation available for a female in a shared room at Gloria Ave 4 bed 2 bath.

Ready to occupy from 8th may

All amenities are available.

2 min walk to umbc bus stop and half mile to campus.

Rent per person: $336 + utilities 

Deposit: $328

URCAD is tomorrow, 4/12 in the UC!

Two Perspectives to Understanding Post-COVID19 Inflation: A Recovery Phenomenon and a Classical Economic Tradeoff

Location: UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Poster 05

Zinedine Partipilo Cornielles
Mentor: Salem Abo-Zaid, Economics

Macroeconomic disruptions tend to cause discrepancies between the expectation provided by economic theories and the actual data. With the economic downturn that started with the COVID pandemic, most, if not all of the world’s economies saw themselves facing a crisis. Unemployment skyrocketed, economic activity floundered, and consumer confidence and demand saw themselves heavily impacted by lockdowns and fears of the pandemic. Because of this, I aimed to study likely causes for the high inflation in what I considered the first “recovery” period, before the start of the war. My strategy was two-pronged. First, I studied the relationship between certain characteristics of countries’ economies and their respective inflation rates. Second, I assessed the presence of an inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation. I then found the following results. First, economies that recovered faster from the demand shocks, had higher inflation. Second, larger economies (with a larger real GDP) also faced higher inflation. Lastly, the relationship between inflation and unemployment that is implied by the simple, short-run Phillips Curve held, which could be another likely explanation for the abnormally large levels of inflation.

Full URCAD schedule: URCAD.umbc.edu