Dr. Alex Tokarev is Associate Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Northwood University. He earned is Ph.D. in Economics from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and his undergraduate degree at the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in Sofia, Bulgaria, his native country. His teaching interests include: Economics of Public Policies, Comparative Economic Systems, Classical Liberal Philosophy, History of Economic Thought, Austrian Economic Theory, Economic Development, Introductory Micro and Macroeconomics, and Math for Economics.