James A. Dorn

Cato Institute Vice President for Academic Affairs

Editor of the Cato Journal

James A. Dorn is Vice President for Academic Affairs, Editor of the Cato Journal, and Director of Cato’s annual monetary conference. His research interests include trade and human rights, economic reform in China, and the future of money. From 1984 to 1990, he served on the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. He has lectured in Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Russia, and Switzerland and has directed international conferences in London, Shanghai, Moscow, and Mexico City. Dorn has been a visiting scholar at the Central European University in Prague and at Fudan University in Shanghai, and he is currently Professor of Economics at Towson University in Maryland. He has edited 10 books, and his articles have appeared in numerous publications. Dorn holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia.

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Abolish The Minimum Wage

With Jared Bernstein, James A. Dorn, Karen Kornbluh, Russell Roberts
April 3, 2013

The first attempt at establishing a national minimum wage, a part of 1933’s sweeping National Industrial Recovery Act, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935. But in 1938, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a minimum hourly wage of 25 cents—$4.07 in today’s dollars. Three-quarters of a century later, we are still debating the merits of this cornerstone of the New Deal. Do we need government to ensure a decent paycheck,…

Abolish The Minimum Wage

With Jared Bernstein, James A. Dorn, Karen Kornbluh, Russell Roberts
April 3, 2013

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