معرفی
Mert ŞAKI serves as a Researcher at Artvin Coruh University's Department of Economics within the Hopa Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences since 2017. His work bridges theoretical economic frameworks with regional development challenges in Eastern Turkey, particularly focusing on trade policy implications for agricultural sectors and border economies.
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in Economics from Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences (2019-2025)
- MSc in International Economics from Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences (2016-2019)
- BSc in Economics from Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (2009-2014)
Research priorities center on international trade dynamics—especially customs unions and global value chains—and region-specific economic development. His methodology frequently employs econometric modeling (notably Armington frameworks) to analyze agricultural trade liberalization, while recent work examines China's Belt and Road Initiative through regional logistics and cross-border trade lenses. This dual focus on macro-trade structures and micro-regional impacts creates unique policy-relevant insights for Turkey's Black Sea coastal economies.
Publications from 2019-2025 reveal consistent investigation into trade policy mechanisms, with increasing emphasis on infrastructure initiatives' regional effects. His work demonstrates methodological continuity through econometric analysis while evolving toward contemporary geopolitical-economic challenges like Brexit's agricultural implications and Belt and Road connectivity projects.
Research funding includes:
- Completed (2024-2025): National project on exchange rate impacts on border trade and regional development (Higher Education Institutions)
- Ongoing: Ministry of Development project analyzing marketing of medical/aromatic products in Artvin
No laboratory affiliations or team leadership roles were documented in available sources.