6 September 2010

Last weekend, Dr. Jorge Katz, gave lectures on “Economics of innovation and technological change”, belonging to a career in graduate Specialization in Technology Management and Master of Science, Technology and Innovation, with about 70 students of the Río Negro National University (UNRN). This activity is part of agreements opportunely signed between both institutions. Jorge Katz holds a BA and PhD in economics and is currently the Head of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Chile. In addition to his teaching performance in several Latin American universities, he have conducted research, supervised MSc and PhD thesis and advised governments in Latin America through the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), an agency of United Nations (UN).