Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
Areas of Interest
Consumer Economics, Industrial Organization, Applied Index Number Theory
Teaching
APEC 3002 Managerial Economics
APEC 4821W Business, Economics, and Strategy
APEC 5151 Applied Microeconomics: Firm & Household
APEC 8403 Applied Consumer Theory
Research
Metin Çakır works in the fields of consumer economics, industrial organization, and applied index number theory. His research focuses on the empirical analysis of consumption behavior, market competition, and food prices.
Select Publications
Li, Q., and M. Çakır. 2023. Estimating SNAP Purchasing Power and Its Effects on Participation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Published Online https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12399
Chenarides L., M. Çakır and T. Richards. 2023. Dynamic Model of Entry: Dollar Stores. Ameri- can Journal of Agricultural Economics, Published Online
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12404
Li, Q., S. Zhao, M. Çakır, Z. Yu. 2023. Association of SNAP Retailers with Child Food Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics, 177(4):430-431. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5984
Çakır, M., Beatty, T.K., Boland, M.A., Li, Q., Park, T.A. and Wang, Y. 2022. An index number approach to estimating organic price premia at retail. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. 1, 33–46.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jaa2.7
Çakır, M. 2022. Retail Pass-Through of Package Downsizing. Agribusiness, 38(2), 259–278.https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21724
Lee Y., Li, Q., M. Çakır. 2022. Elasticities of Substitution between Marketing and Farm Inputs in a Complete System of Food Commodities. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 45(3): 1450–1471.
https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13322
Keller A., M. Boland, and M. Çakır. 2022. The Impact of an Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage on the Egg Industry. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 54(2), 357–374. https://doi.org/10.1017/aae.2022.14
Çakır, M, J.V. Balagtas, A.M. Okrent, and M. Urbina-Ramirez. 2021. Effects of Package Size on Household Food Purchases. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(2): 781–801. https://doi.org/10.1093/aepp/ppz019
Wang, Y. and M. Çakır. 2021. The Welfare Impacts of Increasing Global Demand for Teff on Ethiopian Consumers. Agricultural Economics, 52(2): 195–213. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12614
Çakır, M, Q. Li, and X. Yang. 2021. COVID-19 and Fresh Produce Markets in the United States and China. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 43(1): 341–354. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13136
Çakır, M, X. Kong, C. Cho, and A. Stevens. 2020. Rural Food Retailing and Independent Grocery Retailer Exits. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(5): 1352–1365. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12131
Wang Y., and M. Çakır. 2020. The Welfare Impacts of New Demand-Enhancing Agricultural Products: The Case of Honeycrisp Apples. Agricultural Economics, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12564
Honors and Awards
2023 Provost’s Office and Faculty Consultative Committee’s Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service
2019 CFANS Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
2017 AAEA Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy Section’s Outstanding Published Research Paper Award
2013 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association's Quality of Research Discovery Award
