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Mehmet Ihsan Canayaz

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Assistant Professor of Finance

Department Finance
Office Address 342 Business Building
Phone Number 814-863-3714
Email Address muc574@psu.edu

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Assistant Professor of Finance
Smeal College of Business
Pennsylvania State University

Expertise

Law and Finance, Intellectual Property Rights, Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Political Economy, Corporate Reputation

Education

Ph D, Management Studies (Financial Economics), The University of Oxford, 2017

MA, Economics, New York University, 2010

BA, Mathematics & Economics, New York University, 2008

Courses Taught

FIN 408 – Fin Mrkts and Insts (3)
Functional analysis of major credit institutions; sources and uses of funds; impact of government regulation.

Selected Publications

Canayaz M., Cornaggia J., Cornaggia K., "Choose Your Battles Wisely: The Consequences of Protesting Government Procurement Contracts." Management Science, 2025, pp. 111, pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10.1287/mnsc.2021.02055
Canayaz M., Gurun U., "Fake Products, Real Effects: Evidence from Special 301 Actions." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2023
Canayaz M., Darendeli A., "Country Reputation and Corporate Activity." Management Science, 2023, pp. 119, pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4753

Research Impact and Media Mentions

"Finance professor explains effects of Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico", www.wgal.com/article/finance-professor-explains-effects-of-tariffs-on-mexico-canada/64025380?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
"Tariffs will take their toll on fresh fruit and vegetables — that’s bad news for low-income Americans", Internet, www.marketwatch.com/story/revenge-of-the-killer-tomato-tariffs-e75625ce
"The global semiconductor talent crunch: How protectionism backfired", cepr.org/voxeu/columns/global-semiconductor-talent-crunch-how-protectionism-backfired
"Les réseaux sociaux, boule de cristal pour les cryptos", Les Affaires, Newspaper, www.lesaffaires.com/techno/internet/les-reseaux-sociaux-boule-de-cristal-pour-les-cryptos/642056
"Research Focus: Country Reputation", Reputation Magazine, Journal or Magazine, www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2018-12/reputation-issue-23.pdf
"Promoting global IP enforcement reforms should be a “top trade priority” for the United States: new study", World Trademark Review, Internet, www.worldtrademarkreview.com/anti-counterfeiting/promoting-global-ip-enforcement-reforms-should-be-top-trade-priority-united

Honors and Awards