Harold Stephenson Sloan (1888 – November 5, 1988) was an economist who wrote extensively and taught in the field of economics.
He shifted to the field of education in 1925, teaching and serving on the faculty at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
[2] He co-authored the 1948 text Dictionary of Economics with Arnold J. Zurcher; the book's third edition, published in 1953, was described by The New York Times as being "considerably more than its name implies" for its inclusion of entries regarding economic history and major court decisions.
[3] From 1936 to 1945, he served as vice president and executive director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which had been established by his brother.
As described in The New York Times, he indicated that people of all socioeconomic levels must gain a basic understanding of economics "if American democracy is to hold its own against dictatorship."