Denis V. Melnik
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Theoretical Economics
- Academic Director: Doctoral School of Economics
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Denis V. Melnik has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
St Petersburg State University
Thesis Title: The Analysis of Social and Ethical Characteristics of Capitalism in Works of Russian and Foreign Scholars (1890s – 1970s).
St Petersburg State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2012–2013
- Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2013–2014)
Courses (2025/2026)
- Economic thought of the XX-XXI centuries (Bachelor field of study Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Mago-Lego)Rus
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies; 3 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course; 1 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Economic History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Economic thought of the XX-XXI centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Economic thought of the XX-XXI centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Modern Economic Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies; 3 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
- Postgraduate Seminar (Postgraduate course; 1 year, 1, 2 semester)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Economic thought of the XX-XXI centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Modern Economic Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Economic thought of the XX-XXI centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Philosophy and History of Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Economic Doctrines (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History of Economic Thought (Bachelor’s programme; International College of Economics and Finance field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Professional Ethics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Project Seminar (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1-3 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2014
18th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) "Liberalisms: Perspectives and Debates in the History of Economic Thought" (Лозанна). Presentation: First World War and economic liberalism
The Ricardo Conference “International Trade and Ricardo” “Ricardo and his Contemporaries / After Ricardo” (Токио). Presentation: Yuli Zhukovsky: the first analytical interpretation of David Ricardo in Russia
XV Апрельская международная научная конференция «Модернизация экономики и общества» (Москва). Presentation: «Бои за историю»: интерпретации Д. Рикардо в российской экономической науке 1870-х – 1920-х годов
International Conference on New Thinking in Economic Theory and Policy (Tokyo). Presentation: The Political Economy of Socialism: between old and new economic thinking
Paper by D. Melnik
A joint article by CeHistMet deputy head, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, and Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque "Understanding backwardness as a structural problem: historical time in the analysis of the Russian Narodniks and Lenin, Gerschenkron, and Furtado" was published in the journal "Review of Keynesian Economics".
The Science of Kindness
Vladimir Avtonomov Celebrates Landmark Birthday
Paper by D. Melnik
A joint paper by the Deputy Head of the Centre and Mauro Bojanovsky, "Between capitalism and socialism: Tugan-Baranovsky on cooperatives", was published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics.
‘I Hope to Make Meaningful Contributions to the Academic Community’
Why do international students at HSE University decide to pursue a career in academia? What fields in economics are relevant to PhD students? Richard Asiamah from Ghana and Alesya Bukreeva from Uzbekistan are current master’s students at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, but have already received scholarships from the faculty to continue their studies as doctoral students at the university. Below, they share their experiences, while Denis Melnik, Academic Director of the Doctoral School of Economics, suggests some tips for the application process.
HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences Co-Authors Intercontinental Monograph
The monograph Russian and Western Economic Thought has been published under the editorship of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences and the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart (Germany). Written by a selection of respected experts, the monograph examines the interrelations and mutual influence of Russian and Western economic thinking. The book is edited by Prof. Vladimir Avtonomov, HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences, and Prof. Harald Hagemann, the University of Hohenheim.
The first meeting of the Centre for the History and Methodology of Economic Science
The main vectors of Centre's development were identified at the meeting.
Presentation of the new issue of the almanac "Istoki"
The professor’s club on Pokrovka hosted the presentation of the 9th edition of the almanac under the heading "Economics - the Dismal Science?"
CeHistMet researchers took part in the scientific conference of the New Economic Association
Researchers presented their papers on the topic "Economic Science: Forgotten and Rejected Theories."
CeHistMet researchers presented a paper at the interdisciplinary seminar at Leontief Center
The paper "Reforms of pension systems in post-communist countries: mechanisms for the spread of the" new pension orthodoxy" was presented at the seminar.