Harold Stolper

Harold Stolper

Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs

Harold Stolper

International Affairs Building


Personal Details

Focus areas: criminal justice, gentrification, the economics of race, causal inference for program evaluation

Harold Stolper is an economist studying barriers to economic opportunity and public policy solutions to help level the playing field, including policing disparities, neighborhood change, and access to public transit. His current research focuses on how the MTA and NYPD use public resources to criminalize poverty at the subway turnstile, especially in Black and Latinx communities.

Harold teaches Quantitative Analysis II, Data Analysis for Policy Research Using R, and Data Analysis for Policy Research Using Stata. 

Harold received his PhD in Economics and a Master's degree in Urban Policy Analysis from Columbia University. Prior to joining SIPA full-time, he served as the Senior Economist at the Community Service Society of NY―an organization working to promote upward mobility for low-income NYers through research, advocacy and direct service work.

Education

  • PhD in Economics, Columbia University
  • MPA, Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs
  • BS, The George Washington University

Research And Publications

In The Media

Inclusive Prosperity

For Stolper, this recognition represents an opportunity to refine his teaching methods and develop strategies that foster a stronger sense of belonging and connection for students.

Oct 08 2024

Harold Stolper said that police concentrate fare evasion enforcement in high-poverty neighborhoods — especially those with predominantly Black and Latino residents.

Feb 02 2024
Gothamist

Harold Stolper's analysis of fare evasion policing patterns reveals that “arrests and summonses for fare evasion have disproportionately fallen on Black and Latino New Yorkers.”

Jun 05 2023
New York Times

Harold Stolper discusses his research on the economics of fare evasion on mass transit in New York City, noting that thinking about cost barriers is one key to addressing the issue. 

Apr 19 2023
Bloomberg

A new digital guide includes contributions from SIPA’s Norman Bartczak, Thomas Groll, Sarah Holloway, and Harold Stolper.

Dec 09 2022