TY - JOUR A1 - Schöler, Lisa A1 - Skiera, Bernd A1 - Tellis, Gerard J. T1 - The value of financial innovations T2 - EFL quarterly : an E-Finance Lab publication N2 - STUDIES HAVE FOCUSED ON INNOVATIONS IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS BUT LARGELY EXCLUDED FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS, DESPITE THEIR NOTABLE IMPORTANCE. THIS STUDY ANALYZES THE TYPES OF FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS BY MAJOR BANKS AND THEIR PAYOFFS. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT SECURITY AND CREDIT INSTRUMENTS CONSTITUTE THE MOST COMMON FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS. THE AVERAGE RETURNS TO A FINANCIAL INNOVATION ARE $146 MILLION. IN ADDITION, RADICALNESS AND FINANCIAL RISKINESS INCREASE THE RETURNS, WHEREAS COMPLEXITY DECREASES THEM. Y1 - 2012 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/57924 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-579241 SN - 1866-1238 VL - 2012 IS - 3 SP - 4 EP - 5 PB - E-Finance Lab e.V. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -