Iryna Petrova
Doctor of Sciences, Senior Researcher
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Description of the field of scientific research:
Iryna's research interests encompass state industrial and investment policy, public-private partnerships, mobilisation of private and international capital, and the post-war recovery of Ukraine’s economy, industrial regions, and territorial communities. Her work also focuses on the digital and technological transformation of industry in the context of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, institutional frameworks for economic development, smart specialisation, regional and urban economics, sustainable development, innovation ecosystems, technology transfer, industrial and eco-industrial parks, and the negative externalities of industrial production.
List of duties:
At the Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine, she combines academic research with the preparation of analytical materials for public authorities, participation in research projects, and support for early-career researchers.
Iryna Petrova studies the transformation of Ukraine’s economy under wartime conditions, technological change, and the challenges of post-war recovery. Her work focuses primarily on industrial policy, investment, public-private partnerships, and mechanisms for rebuilding industrial regions and territorial communities.
Professional experience:
2012–2015 — PhD Student, Institute of Industrial Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
2015–2016 — Leading Economist, Sector for Regional Development Management Issues, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2016–2017 — Acting Junior Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2017 — Junior Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2017–2018 — Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2018–2019 — Acting Senior Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2019–2025 — Senior Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
Since 2026 — Acting Leading Researcher, Department of Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship Development, Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
Since 2017 — Secretary of the Council of Young Scientists of the Economics Department of the NAS of Ukraine.
Since 2018 — Member of the Academic Council of the Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
Since 2018 — Chair of the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Industrial Economics of the NAS of Ukraine.
2024 — Consultant for the UNIDO study Value Chains Diagnostics of the Float Glass (Energy Efficient Glass).
2024–2026 — Participant in the Scientific Platform under the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, preparing analytical materials on public-private partnerships, investment policy, and industrial policy.
Since 2025 — Academician of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine in Urban and Regional Economics.
Since 2026 — Deputy Chair of the Council of Young Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Reviewer of scientific articles and research materials in economics, industrial policy, public-private partnerships, and regional development.