Fecri Karanki

Assistant Professor

fkaranki@purdue.edu

765-496-4056

TERM 214

1401 Aviation Drive

West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Dr. Fecri Karanki is an Assistant Professor at the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, specializing in transportation economics with a focus on the productivity and efficiency of aviation markets, the impacts of regulatory policies, and the relationship between market structure and economic performance. His research contributes to a deeper understanding of the economic forces shaping air transport and has been published in leading academic journals, including Research in Transportation Economics, Journal of Air Transport Management, Transport Policy, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Economics of Transportation, and Managerial and Decision Economics. Besides, as Principal Investigator for the ACRP 03-72 project, “A Guide on the Economic Impacts of E-Commerce on Airports and Airport Stakeholders,” and Co-Principal Investigator for ACRP 01-55, “A Guide for In-Terminal Airport Concession Programs,” Dr. Karanki’s research directly informs best practices in airport management.

Dr. Karanki serves in key roles at the Transportation Research Board (TRB), including as Committee Research Coordinator for the AVO40 Aviation Economics and Forecasting Committee and as a member of the AV030 Environmental Issues in Aviation Committee. Additionally, as Vice President of the Transportation Research Forum (TRF), he contributes to disseminating economic research on transportation through chapter activities. In addition, Dr. Karanki also serves as a Senior Advisor and Associate at Rolland Vincent Associates.

Dr. Karanki brings over 12 years of global supply chain management experience to his academic role, having previously served as Supply Supervisor at Ipragaz, an industry-leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider under SHV Energy.

Dr. Karanki holds a Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics and an M.S. in Applied Statistics from North Dakota State University, along with an MBA from Istanbul Technical University.

Education:

Ph.D. in Transportation and Logistics

North Dakota State University, Aug 2020

M.S. in Applied Statistics

North Dakota State University, May 2020

MBA

Istanbul Technical University, July 2008

B.S. in Meteorology Engineering

Istanbul Technical University, Sep 2000

Teaching for Tomorrow, Fellowship Award

Junior Fellow

Purdue University, 2024

Best Student Paper Award

Transportation Research Forum 60th Annual Meeting, 2019

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2022) Rate Setting Methods and U.S. Airport Aeronautical Charge Differential: An Oaxaca Decomposition. Research in Transportation Business and Management. Vol. 43.

Bitzan, J. and Karanki, F. (2022). Costs, Scale Economies, and Differential Pricing in the U.S. Railroad Industry. Transport Policy. Vol.119

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H (2021). Airport Use Agreements and Cost Efficiency of U.S. Airports. Transport Policy. Vol. 114.

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2020). The Effects of Use Agreements on Airport Efficiency. Journal of Air Transport Management. Vol.84

Karanki, F., Lim, S.H. and Choi, B.J. (2020). The Determinants of Aeronautical Charges of the U.S. Airports: A Spatial Analysis. Journal of Air Transport Management. Vol.86

Lim, S.H. and Karanki, F. (2020). Airport Use Agreement Types and Input and Output Slacks: The Case of U.S. Airports. Research in Transportation Economics. Vol. 84.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Bitzan, J. and Karanki, F. (2019). A Look at Railroad Costs, Scale Economies, and Differential Pricing on Policy and Agriculture. USDA Final Report.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2022). The Role of U.S. Airports’ Attributes in the Output Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis with the Difference- in-Differences Method. TRF 63rd Annual Forum, St. Louis, MO.

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2022). The Role of U.S. Airports’ Attributes in the Output Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis with the Difference- in-Differences Method. CUNY-York College Research Seminar, New York, NY.

Karanki, F., Lim, S.H., and Choi, B.J. (2021). The Determinants of Aeronautical Charges of the U.S. Airports: A Spatial Analysis. Red River Valley Statistical Conference, Fargo.

Karanki, F. (2021). Implications of Use Agreements on U.S. Airport Cost Efficiency. TRF - St. Louis Chapter Research Webinar Series.

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2019). The Effects of Vertical Relationship between Airports and Airlines on Airports’ Efficiency: A Moral Hazard Problem. TRF 60th Annual Forum, Washington, DC.

Bitzan, J. and Karanki, F. (2019). Railroad Costs, Scale Economies, and Differential Pricing Revisited. WEAI, San Francisco.

Karanki, F. and Lim, S.H. (2018). Nested Catchment Areas and Breaking Monopolistic Power. Transportation Research Forum (TRF) 59th Annual Forum, Minneapolis

Karanki, F. (2017). Proximity Effect on Airport Congestion. INFORMS, Houston

Consulting:

Rolland Vincent Associates

Senior Advisor & Associate

Professional Affiliations:

Transportation Research Board

Aviation Economics and Forecasting Committee

Committee Research Coordinator

Transportation Research Board

Environmental Issues in Aviation Committee

Member

Transportation Research Forum

Vice President – Chapter Relations

Beta Gamma Sigma

The International Business Honor Society

Member

Air Transport Research Society

Member

Transportation and Public Utilities Group

Member

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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