University of San Diego Digital USD News Releases USD News 1978-02-02 "Should the Minimum Wage Law Be Abolished?" is the topic for the first in a series of six Law and Economic Debates sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law Office of Public Information Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/newsreleases Digital USD Citation Office of Public Information, ""Should the Minimum Wage Law Be Abolished?" is the topic for the first in a series of six Law and Economic Debates sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law" (1978) News Releases 1788 https://digital.sandiego.edu/newsreleases/1788 This Press Release is brought to you for free and open access by the USD News at Digital USD It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of Digital USD For more information, please contact digital@sandiego.edu NEWS RELEASE JSD UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CONTACT: SARAS FINN TELEPHONE : 714-291-6480 / EXT. 354-' tf 2,'f /, ADDRESS: RM 266 DE SALES HALL, ALCALA PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110 RELEASE WEEK OF FEBRUARY "Should the Mininrum Wage Law Be Abolished?" is the topic for the first in a series of six Law and Economic Debates sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law The February 16 debate begins at 8:00 p.m in Salomon Lecture Hall, DeSales Hall Dr Walter E Williams, Associate Professor of Economics at Temple University, will discuss the supporting position, and Stephen J Solarz, Democratic Congressman from New York will represent the opposition Professor Williams received his B.A from California State University and his M.A and Ph.D in economics from the University of California He is currently an economic columnist for The Philadelphia Tribune and is completing a manuscript entitled "The Free Market and Nonpreferred People" which represents his research at the Hoover Institution He has written numerous articles including "Why the Poor Pay More: An Alternative Explanation," "Government Sanctioned Restraints That Reduce Economic Opportunities for Minorities," and has contributed to several government publications including "Youth and Minority Employment" and "Minority Education: Q,uestions" Some Economic He served on the research staff of The Urban Institute of the federal government and is presently a member of the American Economic Association and the Western Economic Association Stephen Solarz was elected to Congress in 1974 from New York He serves on the House Committee on International Relations, where he has distinguished himself as an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and human rights Solarz is a member of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Democratic Study Group, and Members of Congress for Peace Through Law He received his B.A from Brandeis University and his M.A in Public Law and Government from Columbia University Solarz managed one of the first Congressional peace campaigns in the country in 1966 and served six years in the New York State Assembly ~/2/78 PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW EXTENSION NUMBER # # # ... Mininrum Wage Law Be Abolished?" is the topic for the first in a series of six Law and Economic Debates sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law The February 16 debate begins at 8:00... University and his M.A and Ph.D in economics from the University of California He is currently an economic columnist for The Philadelphia Tribune and is completing a manuscript entitled "The Free Market... Civil Service Committee, the Democratic Study Group, and Members of Congress for Peace Through Law He received his B.A from Brandeis University and his M.A in Public Law and Government from Columbia