LefterisTsoulfidis holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from the New School of Social Research, New York (USA), and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki (Greece). He worked for many years in universities in New York, including Hofstra University and College of New Rochelle, before joining the Department of Economics of the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, where he teaches courses in the history of economic thought, economic history, political economy, mathematical economics, and macroeconomics.