Curriculum Vitae

Alex D. Tokarev

ADDRESS:

710 Airfield Ln, Midland, MI 48642 Phone: (989) 486-1956 Email: [email protected]

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale - Ph.D. in Economics in July 2004 UCTM at Sofia, Bulgaria - M. S. in Industrial Management, July 1995

TEACHING INTERESTS:

Philosophy of the Free Enterprise System, Comparative Economics, History of Economic Thought, Introductory Micro and Macroeconomics, Austrian Economics, Economic Development, Math for Economics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2 dozen courses in 20 years 2000-2003 at SIUC: Economics of Social Issues; Introduction in Microeconomic Theory; History and Philosophy of World Economic Systems 2004-2005 at NWC: Principles of Macroeconomics; Money and Banking; Intermediate Microeconomics; Consumer Behavior; Business Ethics; Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Labor Problems 20005-2006 at SJU: Introduction to Economics; International Economics (both intro and intermediate) 2006-2011 at TKC: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Choice, Political Economy, History of Economic Thought, Pre-calculus 2011-2012 at Morthland College: Economics of Social Issues; Introduction in Microeconomic Theory 2012-present at Northwood University: Introductory and Intermediate Micro and Macro Economics, Philosophy of the American Enterprise System, Comparative Economics, Austrian Economics, Development of Economic Thought, Intro to the Northwood Idea (crash course on classical liberalism), Econometrics, Public Choice, How Markets Work (IHS course)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Institutions, Incentives, Entrepreneurship, Economic History, Morality of Free Market Capitalism, and Economic Development

PUBLICATIONS:

Religion and Trade in History of World Trade since 1450 (with G. Lemke, NWC) Revenue and Regulation at SSRN (with A. Carden, Samford U/Independent Institute) Preconditions for English Modernization at SSRN 200+ commentaries at World Magazine - https://world.wng.org/authors/alex_tokarev Christian Defense of Capitalism at LCI and http://blog.acton.org/archives/95171-a- christian-defense-of-capitalism.html

HONORS AND AWARDS:

UCTM Award for Outstanding Academic Performance June 1995 SIUC Dissertation Research Award 2003 Ronald Coase Institute Scholarship 2004 AFEE Scholarship 2005, APEE Scholarship 2006, ISI Scholarship 2009 FMF Scholarships 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:

ODE/ASSA/AEA 2004 – San Diego, CA MVEA 2004 – Kansas City, MO MEA 2004 – Chicago, IL RCI/ISNIE 2004 – Tucson, AZ ACE/ASSA/AEA 2005 – Philadelphia, PA SEA 2004 – New Orleans, LA, 2005 – Washington, D.C. APEE 2006 – Las Vegas, NV EEA – NY 2005, 2007, 2008 EBES – Turkey 2010 SSSR – FL 2007, Washington, D.C. 2011 Northwood U – 2012 Alma College – 2014 Sofia U/BLO – Bulgaria 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 Freedom Seminar – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

President of SIUC Economics Students Association 2001-2002 Member of ODE (International Honor Society in Economics) Member of the International Society for New Institutional Economics/SIOE Founder and Faculty Advisor of Northwood University’s Freedom Week