She studied law in Vienna and economics in Berlin, Germany, earning her doctorate under Heinrich Herkner in 1917.

In 1921, she married Gustav Stolper, the editor of a journal called Der Österreichische Volkswirt (The Austrian Economist).

In 1925, the couple moved to Berlin, where Gustav Stolper established a new paper, Der Deutsche Volkswirt (The German Economist).

[1] Toni Stolper wrote regularly for both of these publications, particularly on questions related to English and Russian economics.

The Stolpers fled Berlin in 1933 but kept up correspondence with friends, among whom were important politicians and intellectuals including Willy Brandt, Julius Braunthal, and Lilo Linke.