Professor of Finance, University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Robert F. Dittmar's research focuses on empirical and theoretical issues in asset pricing, in particular the determination of the term structure of interest rates and the cross-section of equity risk premia. His work has been published in the Journal…
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Fintech
Financial technology (“Fintech”) continues to make new financial products and services available, while upending old rules. Regulators and market participants face challenges in understanding and...
Venmo. Square. RobinHood. Apple Pay. Credit Karma. Even if you don't know blockchain from bitcoin, you're probably using financial technology ("FinTech") right now. FinTech has evolved rapidly and has changed not only how financial products are...
Oct 29, 2021https://www.dcfintechweek.org/2021-videos/
Recordings from all four days of the 2021 DC Fintech Week conference, hosted by the Institute of International Business Law, have now been made available for streaming. Included is a thirty-minute panel on chartering payments hosted by our own Ford...
“The role of the central bank is undoubtedly evolving….The time is ripe for innovations that will advance financial inclusion” So concludes the final research paper of the two-year Central Bank of the Future research project, conducted by the Ford...
On February 15, the Center on Finance, Law & Policy hosted “Fintech in the African Context” as
part of the University of Michigan’s Africa Week. Panelists discussed regulatory frameworks, barriers
to scale, and business models that respond to the...
In Banking on a Revolution: Why Financial Technology Won't Save a Broken System, U-M Professor Terri Friedline calls attention to systemic issues in society and the economy. Rather than separately dissecting issues, Professor Friedline groups these...
A Central Bank Experience During COVID-19
Note: As part of the Central Bank of the Future research project, we asked a few people to help us think big in reimagining the Central Bank of 2070. What underlying assumptions would have to change to...
Since its inception, the fintech industry has seen consistent change and evolution. An article on Finovate published May 28, says the past few months have seen even more rapid change in this “extraordinary time”. In the article, Adrienne Harris Ford...
New FinTech collaborations boost Ford School’s financial policy offerings
The Ford School is expanding its offerings of financial policy courses with FinTech (financial technology) Policy and FinTech Entrepreneurship classes. Taught by professor of...
Financial technology, commonly known as fintech, is the intersection of financial services and technology. Fintech services that have become popular in recent years include mobile payments, online lending, and digital currency.Adrienne Harris, a...
The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is collaborating with MCubed to announce new funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty who are undertaking research, course...
Center on Finance, Law & Policy Gates Foundation Senior Research Fellow and Ford School of Public Policy professor Adrienne A. Harris will speak at the first-ever Ross FinTech Challenge. This event is scheduled for 8:45-11 a.m. in Robertson...
The Center on Finance, Law, and Policy is proud to co-sponsor the Data Privacy and Portability in Financial Technology Symposium. Organized by students from the Michigan Technology Law Review, this event celebrates the law review’s 25th Anniversary...
Five U-M units are working together to create a new FinTech Collaboratory at the University as the result of a new gift from Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative. The University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law, and Policy acts as...
New CFLP Senior Research Fellow Adrienne Harris will be teaching the following class in the Winter 2019 Term at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy:
PubPol 750.302 Topics: Introduction to Financial Technology and the Future of Financial...
The University of Michigan Center on Finance, Law, and Policy and U.S. Office of Financial Research are pleased to host the following speakers for our third annual financial stability conference: FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary...
The Center on Finance, Law & Policy and the University of Michigan's FinTech Initiative at the Ross School of Business are hosting “The Future of Fintech” conference to consider new business, policy, and regulatory questions raised by recent technological developments.
Professor Terri Friedline's book, Banking on a Revolution, makes a compelling case for a revolutionized financial system that centers the needs, experiences, and perspectives of those it has historically excluded, marginalized, and exploited.
Adrienne Harris will moderate a discussion regarding the impressive growth of the fintech industry across the African continent and the benefits as well as challenges for economies, governance, and society. Participants will include thought leaders from industry, government, and higher education.
The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is collaborating with MCubed to announce new funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty who are undertaking research, course development, or other educational programming focused on financial technology.
