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Aug 05, 2019
Mary Ellen Iskenderian Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for Central Bank conference
Women's World Banking President & CEO Mary Ellen Iskenderian will deliver the opening keynote address on Wednesday[...]
Jul 19, 2019
Book Review: Private Government
Spotlight on Research: Private Government: How Employers Rule our Lives (And Why We Don’t Talk About It) In U-M[...]
Mar 25, 2019
New Course Starts April 1: Finance for Societal Good
Professor Michael Gordon of the Ross School of Business will be offering a new course beginning April 1, FINANCE FOR[...]
Mar 09, 2019
Summary Paper released from Annual Financial Stability Conference with Office of Financial Research
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is pleased to announce the release of its summary paper from its fourth annual[...]
Feb 12, 2019
Data Privacy & Data Portability Conference Registration Open
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is proud to co-sponsor the Data Privacy and Portability in Financial Technology[...]
Feb 08, 2019
Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project Student Teams Present Their Work to Clients, Faculty, and Students
On December 18, Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) interdisciplinary student teams from the Ross School[...]
Feb 08, 2019
University of Michigan Establishing new FinTech Collaboratory to Research Cryptocurrency
Five U-M units are working together to create a new FinTech Collaboratory at the University as the result of a new gift[...]
Nov 26, 2018
Wanted: student program coordinator for Free Accounting Fridays
The Ross Accounting Outreach program, also known as “Free Accounting Fridays,” helps students gain experience[...]
Nov 26, 2018
New winter course: intro to financial technology and the future of financial services
New CFLP Senior Research Fellow Adrienne Harris will be teaching the following class in the Winter 2019 Term at the[...]
Oct 12, 2018
We asked Detroit entrepreneurs: What do you hate about accounting?
In a partnership between the University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project and Business + Impact[...]
Oct 11, 2018
FDIC chairman Jelena McWilliams to address OFR-Michigan financial stability conference
Washington, D.C. - FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams is among the headline speakers who will discuss financial stability[...]
Sep 05, 2018
Research spotlight: testing the financial capability of small business owners
In addition to hosting conferences and monthly “blue bag” lunch talks, the Center conducts research on a wide variety[...]
Aug 01, 2018
We’re hiring again!
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking 3 graduate or undergraduate students to work in an interdisciplinary[...]
Jul 27, 2018
New Financial Regulation textbook to be released August 6
Faculty Director Michael S. Barr’s textbook, written in conjunction with Howell Jackson and Margaret Tahyar, will be[...]
Jun 11, 2018
The value of accounting to Detroit and local entrepreneurs
Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneur’s Project Research Assistant Aaron Ngo recently published an article on Medium about[...]
May 17, 2018
Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available
On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science[...]
May 17, 2018
Behavioral finance symposium summary paper now available
On September 14-15, 2017, the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and behavioral science[...]
Apr 18, 2018
Free Accounting Fridays for small business owners
As a result of the successful pilot held March-April 2018, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood[...]
Apr 17, 2018
Students: sign up to help Detroit entrepreneurs this fall — and get credit
Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project is thrilled to announce the following opportunities for University of[...]
Apr 04, 2018
Meet one of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project clients
The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy thanks MCubed for producing this fantastic video[...]
Apr 04, 2018
Summer research assistants wanted
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is seeking law, MPP, and MBA students as well as PhD students in economics,[...]
Mar 31, 2018
Ross accounting students offer free office hours on Fridays, expand Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project
Solid financials are the backbone of any small business, but getting a business’ books in order is no small task. Since[...]
Mar 20, 2018
The center turns five! (come eat cake with us on May 14th!)
In April of 2013, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited the University of Michigan Law School for a[...]
Mar 20, 2018
Big data in finance conference paper makes SSRN top 10 download list
On March 17, 2018, the University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy's summary paper describing the[...]
Nov 20, 2017
Speaker bios for FinTech conference
The University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and U.S. Office of Financial Research are pleased to host[...]
Nov 08, 2017
Speakers announced for FinTech conference
Sep 05, 2017
Detroit neighborhood entrepreneurs project looking for a few more business students
The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project , an interdisciplinary clinic that pairs Detroit neighborhood-based[...]
Aug 24, 2017
What is behavioral finance?
Direct link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfmnXSlSqg Economics meets law, finance, public policy, and[...]
Jul 03, 2017
Amici brief: Barr files on behalf of financial regulation scholars in U.U. supreme court case
Michael Barr joined noted DC appellate attorney Deepak Gupta as co-counsel on a June 27 amicus brief, submitted by[...]
Jul 03, 2017
Amici brief: FinReg scholars defend CFPB in DC circuit case
On March 31, 2017, Center on Finance, Law, and Policy faculty director Michael S. Barr of University of Michigan Law[...]
Jun 15, 2017
Michael Barr named dean of the Ford School of Public Policy
Michael S. Barr will be the new Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public[...]
Mar 06, 2017
Why employers make you opt-out of retirement contributions and banks want you to round up your change: an intro to behavioral finance
In their 2008 book Nudge , researchers Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein distinguish between two types of individuals:[...]
Feb 02, 2017
New U-M interdisciplinary clinic assists Detroit entrepreneurs
Two weeks ago, 22 students from the Law School, the Ross School of Business, and the Stamps School of Art & Design[...]
Oct 06, 2016
Big data conference speakers announced
The University of Michigan and U.S. Office of Financial Research are proud to present the speakers for this year's Big[...]
Oct 04, 2016
ERISA advisory council testimony: why employees roll over their retirement accounts even when it hurts them
In testimony before the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, more commonly known as the[...]
Sep 14, 2016
Nothing left to lose? Research on low- and moderate-income Detroit households suggests otherwise
Center Faculty Director Michael Barr, along with Daniel Schaffa, PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of[...]
Sep 13, 2016
Center launches new working paper series with financial stability conference papers
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is pleased to announce the creation of a new Working Paper series, by releasing[...]
Aug 17, 2016
A system-wide approach to measure connectivity in the financial sector
Ever since the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 devastated the U.S. economy, many have tried to measure systemic risk —[...]
Aug 10, 2016
Article: is the regime of algorithmic traders making the financial world more dangerous?
In an article published in The Conversation , Michael Wellman, Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science[...]
Aug 09, 2016
Big data conference registration now available
Online registration is now available for the University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law and Policy’s second annual[...]
Aug 05, 2016
White paper: challenges and opportunities with big data
University of Michigan’s Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , H.V.[...]
Aug 01, 2016
New Financial Regulation textbook available
Financial Regulation: Law and Policy, a new textbook by the Center on Finance, Law, and Policy’s Faculty Director,[...]
Mar 20, 2016
Expanding financial inclusion to the poor
“The financial crisis of 2008 crushed families, businesses, and the real economy, and laid bare core failings of the[...]
Jan 12, 2016
CNBC op-ed: what Obama still needs to address
On the morning of President Obama’s final State of the Union speech, CFLP Faculty Director Michael Barr discusses the[...]
Nov 03, 2015
Recap: interdisciplinary approaches to financial stability conference
On October 22-23, 2015, more than 250 regulators, policymakers, financial market participants, and academic researchers[...]
Jul 08, 2015
US senate committee testimony: double down, don’t ease up, on global coordination of financial reform
In testimony submitted to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs today, Professor Michael S.[...]
Jun 11, 2015
Recap: workshop on international financial regulation
By Libby Benton Is the international financial regulatory system up to the task of overseeing the global financial[...]
May 26, 2015
Law and finance professors submit amicus brief in MetLife v. FSOC
By Michael S. Barr & Kate Andrias Last week we filed an amicus brief in MetLife v. Financial Stability Oversight[...]
Apr 03, 2015
Minority and women entrepreneurs: building capital, networks, and skills
The U.S. has an enviable entrepreneurial culture and vibrant capital markets, which help foster small business[...]
