Working Paper

Building the Innovation Union: Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis


Abstract: The Innovation Union initiative of the European Union focuses on product and process innovation for tangible goods. The authors argue that it is essential to extend the scope of the initiative to include innovation for financial sector products, processes, and regulatory approaches. They make this argument using examples of financial sector innovations in the United States following the Great Depression and on the basis of an examination of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Working Papers

Publication Date: 2012

Number: 12-17