Our Research

The FRIC Center carries out theoretical and empirical analyses of the impact of financial frictions on the prices of financial assets, on economic development and on the design and regulation of financial markets. FRIC investigates financial frictions, which are costs or impediments to financial transactions. Financial frictions occur for instance as a result of the varying ease by which financial assets are traded (their liquidity), the transactions costs, borrowing constraints, credit risk, capital requirements for financial institutions, and asymmetric information among market participants. Through a theoretical and empirical approach, the FRIC center analyzes the impact of financial frictions on the prices of financial assets, on economic development and on the design and regulation of financial markets.

Organization

The FRIC center is managed by Center Leader David Lando and the center currently counts 5 Professors, 2 Associate Professors, 5 Assistant Professors/Post Docs and 11 PhD Students at CBS. In addition, there are 4 external professors from different international universities associated with FRIC. The Center also has 1 Center Coordinator and 6 Student Assistants.

Funding

The Center for Financial Frictions (FRIC) is a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. The FRIC Center was initiated in April 2012 and the current grant runs for a 6-year period, after which we will have the possibility of applying for an extension of an additional 4-year period.

Highlights

You can find our annual highlights below.

Highlights (English)	Højdepunkter (danish)
FRIC Highlights 2017	FRIC Højdepunkter 2017
FRIC Highlights 2016	FRIC Højdepunkter 2016
FRIC Highlights 2015	FRIC Højdepunkter 2015
FRIC Highlights 2014	FRIC Højdepunkter 2014
FRIC Highlights 2013	FRIC Højdepunkter 2013
FRIC Highlights 2012	FRIC Højdepunkter 2012