Birsen Filip holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and master’s degrees in economics and philosophy. She has published numerous articles and chapters on a range of topics, including political philosophy, geo-politics, and the history of economic thought, with a focus on the Austrian School of Economics and the German Historical School of Economics. She is the author of the upcoming book “The Early History of Economics in the United States: The Influence of the German Historical School of Economics on Teaching and Theory” (Routledge, 2022). She is also the author of “The Rise of Neo-liberalism and the Decline of Freedom.”