Oleksiy Plotnikov

Oleksiy Vitaliyovych Plotnikov ( ; born 10 June 1965) is a Ukrainian economist and politician. He obtained his doctorate in economics in 1994, and became a professor in 1998. He subsequently became a People's Deputy of Ukraine (Member of the Parliament of Ukraine) of the 5th and 6th convocations (2006-2012), and participated in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination from 2010 to 2013. Education In 1986, he graduated from the Faculty of Finance and Economics of the Kyiv Institute of National Economy (now the Kyiv National Economic University) with a degree in finance and credit.

In 1991, at the Kyiv Institute of National Economy, he completed his PhD thesis on "Financial and Economic Relations in the Process of Property Sales" in the specialty "Political Economy".

In 1994, at the Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, he completed his doctoral dissertation (DSc) on "Financial Management in Transnational Corporations" in the specialty "International Economic Relations".

In 1998, the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine awarded him the academic title of Professor in the specialty "World Economy and International Economic Relations".

1994-2012: Head of the Department of International Monetary and Financial Relations, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Member of the Ukrainian part of the Committee on Parliamentary Cooperation Between Ukraine and the European Union; Head of the group on inter-parliamentary relations with the Republic of Bulgaria; Head of the group on inter-parliamentary relations with the Republic of Macedonia; Member of the Party of Regions faction (since 05.2006).

2007-2012: People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 6th convocation.

2012-2013: Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

2012-2014: Chief Researcher, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

He was recognised as a Civil Servant of the 1st Rank in October 2007.

In August 2010, the President of Ukraine awarded him the honorary title of Honored Economist of Ukraine.

Books Author of more than 200 academic works ; in particular:

• Financial and Economic Relations in the Market Economy, 1992: ISBN 5-7707-1278-3.

• Dynamics of External Debts of Ukraine (co-author), 2000: ISBN 966-7761-00-2.

• Ultima Ratio of Economic Reforms, 2003: ISBN 966-8251-18-0.

• Financial Management in Transnational Corporations: Textbook, 2004: ISBN 966-7982-18-1; 2011: ISBN 978-966-2588-00-2.

• International Economic Relations: Textbook (co-author), 2005: ISBN 9668251-72-5.

• Global Financial Crisis: Lessons for the World and Ukraine (co-author), 2009: ISBN 978-966-03-4825-7.

• World Economy: Global Financial Crisis (co-author), 2010: ISBN 978-966-03-5210-0.

• International Economic Relations: Textbook (co-author), 2017: ISBN 978-617-7582-09-9.

• International Finance: Textbook (co-author), 2019: ISBN 978-617-7841-03-5.

• Globalization: World Economy and Ukrainian realities (co-author), 2020: ISBN 978-617-7939-46-6.

• The General Situation with Climate Change in the World and Risk Assessment for the Global Economy (Springer Nature, 2023, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-16477-4_3).

• The Influence of the Fragmentation of the World Economy on the Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-90851-4_3).