DIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN PROMBLEMS

Mykhaylo A. Shvayka

Mykhaylo A. Shvayka was born in Avhustivka village, Kozivskyi district, Ternopil region. He graduated from Lviv Trade and Economic Institute, training courses for teachers of political economy of the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR at Kyiv University named after T. Shevchenko.

Mykhaylo A. Shvayka is a well-known socio-political activist and scholar, author of 500 scientific works. Author of the first reform program of Economy of Ukraine, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. His main works are the following:

– Economic methods for accelerating reproductive processes. Institute of Economy of Ukraine;

– What is the banking system of Ukraine need (for the concept of formation and development of the banking system in Ukraine). Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;

– Why is Ukraine always lack of money? (New approaches to monetary policy changes and the principles of the banks).

– The banking system of Ukraine: the ways of reforming and improving efficiency. Parliament publisher, 2000;

– Guidelines for the implementation of collective contracts in the agricultural enterprises;

– Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine XII convocation years 1990–1994. K., publisher "Kyi";

– The concept of restructuring the banking system of Ukraine. Secretariat of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;

– The concept of improving monetary policy and changes in the principles of banking activities. Secretariat of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;

– Finance and credit in Ukraine;

– Essence and functions of money;

– Cost accounting and its role in economic management.

Mykhaylo A. Shvayka is an activist of the national revival; is referred to fathers of statehood, to the founders of Ukrainian monetary and banking system; initiator of the introduction of hryvnia, the author of many legislative and regulatory acts that laid the foundation of statehood.

He was awarded by the President of Ukraine with the Order “Merits" of the III rank for special merits in development of Ukrainian statehood, active legislative work; with the Medal of the President of Ukraine "Defender of the fatherland"; Medal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine "10 years of Independence of Ukraine" for significant personal contribution to the development of parliamentarism in Ukraine, an active part in legislative activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and state building; Gold Medal named after M.I. Tugan-Baranovsky for significant advances in economic science. He received a national award for the program for monetary reform. Academician of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine, public servant of the first rank.