Gustav Stolper (25 July 1888 – 27 December 1947) was an Austrian-German
economist
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, economics
journalist
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Roles
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and
politician
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.
Life and work
Stolper was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was born into a Jewish family that had immigrated from
Poland
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to Austria.
In 1913 he established ''
Der Österreichischer Volkswirt''.
Stolper and
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter (; February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was an Austrian political economist. He served briefly as Finance Minister of Austria in 1919. In 1932, he emigrated to the United States to become a professor at Harvard Unive ...
reportedly knew each other when they lived in Vienna in the 1910s.
In 1925, Stolper moved to Berlin.
In 1926 he established the ''Deutscher Volkswirt'', the forerunner of ''
Wirtschaftswoche
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History and profile
For many years, ''Wirtschaftswoche'' was published ...
'' weekly business magazine.
In 1929 he drafted a platform for the
German Democratic Party
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geared towards the interests of the middle class; it was well-received but came too late to prevent the party's disintegration.
Stolper was elected to the
Reichstag of the
Weimar Republic
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in 1930 as a member of the
German State Party.
Stolper migrated to the United States after Hitler's rise to power.
In 1940, he published ''German Economy, 1870-1940'', an
economic history of modern Germany. In 1948, he published ''German Realities; A Guide to the Future Peace of Europe''.
Gustav Stolper Prize
The
Gustav Stolper Prize is awarded by the
Verein für Socialpolitik
The (; literally: Association for Social Policy), or the German Economic Association, is a society of economists in the German language, German-speaking area.
History
The was founded in Eisenach in 1872 as a response to the "social question ...
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."
Winners:
Family
His eldest son
Wolfgang Stolper (1912-2002) was an American
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
.
See also
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Einstein–Szilárd letter
References
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1888 births
1947 deaths
Politicians from Vienna
Jewish German politicians
German Democratic Party politicians
German State Party politicians
Members of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
20th-century Austrian economists
German economists
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States