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 8001 Microeconomic Analysis of Consumer Choice and Consumer Demand
APEC 8403 Applied Consumer Theory
Research
Metin Çakır conducts research on food and agricultural markets, competition, consumer economics, and applied index number theory. His recent work focuses on price measurement, consumer behavior, structural changes in the food retail sector, and the causes and consequences of food price inflation. His research has been published in leading journals, including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Retailing, and Food Policy. He has received several honors, including the Quality of Research Discovery Award from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Dr. Çakır is an active member of the AAEA and has served the profession in multiple roles, including as an Area Editor for the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. He currently serves as a Co-Editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Select Publications
Wang Y., M. Çakır, and T. Park. 2025. The Role of Geographic Market Definition in Analysis of Grocery Retailing, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 107(1): 208–230. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12461
Li Q., M. Çakır, T. Beatty, and T. Park. 2025. Differential Price Pass-Through in Organic and Conventional Produce Markets, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 107(1): 290– 311. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12469
Çakır, M, A.M. Perez, S. Arita, J. Cooper, R. Nemec Boehm. 2024. Perspectives on High Retail Food Prices during 2020-2022, Food Policy, 129, 102765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102765
Li, Q., and M. Çakır. 2023. Estimating SNAP Purchasing Power and Its Effects on Participation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 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, 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
2025 AAEA Food Safety and Nutrition Section’s Outstanding Economics Paper (Honorable Mention)
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
