Gustav Stolper
| Gustav Stolper | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 July 1888 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 27 December 1947 (aged 59) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Economic writer |
| Spouse(s) | Toni Stolper (m. 1921) |
Gustav Stolper (25 July 1888 – 27 December 1947) was an Austrian-German economist, economics journalist and politician.
Stolper was born into a Jewish family that had immigrated from Poland to Austria.
In 1913 he established . In 1926 he established the Deutscher Volkswirt, the forerunner of Wirtschaftswoche weekly business magazine.
Stolper was elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic in 1930 as a member of the German Democratic Party.
The Gustav Stolper Prize is awarded by the Verein für Socialpolitik for "outstanding scientists who have employed the findings of economic research to influence the public debate on economic issues and problems, and have made important contributions to understanding and solving contemporary economic problems."
His eldest son Wolfgang Stolper (1912-2002) was an American economist.
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