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Dr. Diana Heger

Industrial Economics and International Management

Dr. Diana Heger studied economics at the University of Tuebingen, the Università degli Studi di Torino and the University of Mannheim. Her studies focused on econometrics, finance and game theory. Since April 2003 she has been working at the ZEW research department of Industrial Economics and International Management. In 2009 she finished her doctoral thesis on "Entre-preneurship, Innovation and Competition: Empirical Evidence for Germany". Her main research interests are entrepreneurship and innovation.

Selected Publications

Publications in refereed Journals

Heger, Diana and Alexandra Karin Zaby (forthcoming), The Heterogeneous Costs of Disclosure and the Propensity to Patent, Oxford Economic Papers.

Heger, Diana and Tereza Tykvova (2009), Do Venture Capitalists Give Founders Their Walking Papers?, Journal of Corporate Finance 15(5), 613-625.

Heger, Diana, Andreas Fier and Gordon Murray (2005), Review Essay: Regional Venture Capital Policy: UK and Germany Compared, Venture Capital 7, 373-383.

Monographs, Articles in Anthologies

Rammer, Christian, Dr. Volker Zimmermann, Elisabeth Müller, Diana Heger, Birgit Aschhoff and Dr. Frank Reize (2006), Innovationspotenziale von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, ZEW Wirtschaftsanalysen, Bd. 79, Baden-Baden.

Fier, Andreas, Diana Heger and Katrin Hussinger (2005), Die Wirkungsanalyse staatlicher Förderprogramme durch den Einsatz von Matching- und Selektionsmodellen am Beispiel der Fertigungstechnik, in: Engel, D., Mittelstandsfinanzierung, Basel II und die Wirkung öffentlicher sowie privater Kapitalhilfen, Veröffentlichung des Round Table Mittelstandes Bd. 5, Berlin, 165-186.

Discussion Papers and Working Papers

Heger, Diana and Alexandra K. Zaby (2012), Giving Away the Game? The Impact of the Disclosure Effect on the Patenting Decision, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-010, Mannheim. Download

Heger, Diana, Miriam Rinawi and Tobias Veith (2011), The Effect of Broadband Infrastructure on Entrepreneurial Activities: The Case of Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 11-081, Mannheim. Download

Heger, Diana and Alexandra K. Zaby (2009), The Propensity to Patent with Vertically Differentiated Products - An Empirical Investigation, Tübinger Diskussionsbeitrag, Nr. 325, Tübingen.

Heger, Diana and Alexandra K. Zaby (2009), The Propensity to Patent with Horizontally Differentiated Products - An Empirical Investigation, Tübinger Diskussionsbeitrag, Nr. 324, Tübingen.

Heger, Diana and Kornelius Kraft (2008), A Test of the Quality of Concentration Indices, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-072, Mannheim. Download

Heger, Diana and Kornelius Kraft (2008), Barriers to Entry and Profitability, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-071, Mannheim. Download

Heger, Diana and Tereza Tykvova (2007), You Can't Make an Omelette without Breaking Eggs: The Impact of Venture Capitalists on Executive Turnover, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 07-003, Mannheim. Download

Fier, Andreas, Diana Heger and Katrin Hussinger (2005), Die Wirkungsanalyse staatlicher Förderprogramme durch den Einsatz von Matching- und Selektionsmodellen am Beispiel der Fertigungstechnik, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-09, Mannheim. Download

Rammer, Christian, H. Penzkofer, A. Stephan, C. Grenzmann, Diana Heger and O. Nagel (2004), FuE- und Innovationsverhalten von KMU und Großunternehmen unter dem Einfluss der Konjunktur, Studien zum deutschen Innovationssystem 22-2004, Mannheim et al..

Heger, Diana (2004), The Link Between Firms' Innovation Decision and the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-85, Mannheim. Download