Ms. Dr. Diana Heger worked for ZEW in the Unit “Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics”.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Heger, Diana and Katrin Hussinger (2017), Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights, Access to External Funding and New Product Development in Start-up Firms, Industry & Innovation 24(7), 753-773.
Audretsch, David B., Diana Heger and Tobias Veith (2015), Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship, Small Business Economics 44(2), 219-230.
Heger, Diana and Alexandra Karin Zaby (2013), The Heterogeneous Costs of Disclosure and the Propensity to Patent, Oxford Economic Papers 65 (3), 630-652.
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, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Rammer, Christian, Dr. Volker Zimmermann, Elisabeth Müller, Diana Heger, Birgit Aschhoff and Dr. Frank Reize (2006), Innovationspotenziale von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, Vol. 79, Nomos, 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. Veröffentlichung des Round Table Mittelstandes, Vol. 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 165-186.
Discussion and Working Papers
Heger, Diana, Paul Jensen, Elizabeth Webster and Alexandra Zaby (2013), The Research Use Exemption from Patent Infringement – Boon or Bane?, ZEW policy brief No. 13-06, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana and Katrin Hussinger (2013), External Capital Access and New Product Launch in Start-Up Firms with Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-095, Mannheim. Download
Borell, Mariela and Diana Heger (2013), Sources of Value Creation Through Private Equity-backed Mergers and Acquisitions: The Case of Buy-and-Build Strategies, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-094, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana (2013), The Role of Venture Capital Investments for Innovation in Young Technology-based Firms, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-077, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana and Alexandra K. Zaby (2013), A Look at Both Sides of the Coin: Investigating the Protective and the Disclosure Effect of Patenting, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-048, Mannheim. Download
Zaby, Alexandra Karin and Diana Heger (2013), The Strategic Use of Fuzziness in Patent Specifications, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-043, Mannheim. Download
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, published in: Oxford Economic Papers. 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, published in: Smal Business Economics. 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, published in: Veröffentlichung des Round Table Mittelstandes. Download
Heger, Diana (2004), The Link Between Firms’ Innovation Decision and the Business Cycle: An Empirical Analysis, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-85, 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..
Expertises
Egeln, Jürgen, Helmut Fryges, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht and Bettina Müller (2013), Gründungsaktivitäten im Hightech-Bereich in Baden-Württemberg, Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana, Daniel Höwer, Bettina Müller and Georg Licht (2011), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Von Tabellenführern, Auf- und Absteigern: Regionale Entwicklung der Gründungstätigkeit, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Metzger, Georg, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer and Georg Licht (2010), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Hemmnisse junger Unternehmen., in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Egeln, Jürgen, Ulrich Falk, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer and Georg Metzger (2010), Ursachen für das Scheitern junger Unternehmen in den ersten fünf Jahren ihres Bestehens, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Mannheim und Neuss. Download
Metzger, Georg, Diana Heger, Daniel Höwer and Georg Licht (2010), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Zum Mythos des jungen High-Tech-Gründers, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Heger, Diana, Daniel Höwer, Georg Licht, Georg Metzger and Wolfgang Sofka (2009), High-Tech-Gründungen in Deutschland - Optimismus trotz Krise, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Gottschalk, Sandra, Helmut Fryges, Georg Metzger, Diana Heger and Georg Licht (2007), Start-ups zwischen Forschung und Finanzierung: Hightech-Gründungen in Deutschland, in Zusammenarbeit mit Microsoft, Mannheim. Download
Research Reports
- ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen
Projects
Finished Projects
- Project Duration 01.02.2012 - 31.12.2012Firm Foundation Activities in Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Hightech Sector
- Project Duration 01.04.2011 - 30.09.2012SEEK-Project 2011: How Philanthropy Affects Corporate Competitiveness in Europe
- Project Duration 01.02.2011 - 31.12.2011The Effect of Broadband Infrastructure on Entrepreneurial Activities: The Case of Germany
- Project Duration 01.10.2010 - 30.06.2012SEEK-Project 2010: The Research Use Exemption from Patent Infringement – Boon or Bane?
- Project Duration 01.06.2010 - 31.01.2011High-Tech Start-ups in Germany 2010
- Project Duration 01.02.2010 - 31.10.2010Support schemes for venture capital and innovation finance in the context of capital markets - an international overview
- Project Duration 01.08.2009 - 28.02.2010Causes for Business Failure within Five Years After Start-Up
- Project Duration 01.05.2009 - 30.11.2009Unternehmensgründungen in Hochtechnologiebranchen in Deutschland 2009
- Project Duration 01.04.2009 - 30.11.2009The Economic Importance of Family Enterprises
- Project Duration 15.07.2008 - 30.11.2008A Time Series Analysis of the Development in National R&D Intensities and National Public Expenditures on R&D
- Project Duration 01.11.2007 - 31.07.2008Impact of management turnover on company performance in young high-tech companies. What is the role of venture capital?
- Project Duration 01.03.2007 - 31.05.2008ZEW High-Tech Start-up Panel
- Project Duration 01.02.2007 - 30.09.2007High-Tech Start-Ups and Business Angels
- Project Duration 15.11.2006 - 31.05.2007High-Tech Start-ups in Germany
- Project Duration 01.01.2006 - 30.06.2006High-Tech Start-ups in Germany
- Project Duration 01.10.2004 - 30.09.2005VC and Firm Foundations - Assessment after the End of the DOT.COM Boom
- Project Duration 01.06.2004 - 15.07.2005Innovation in SMEs: Potentials and Barriers in Different Groups of SMEs
- Project Duration 01.01.2004 - 31.01.2005Impact Analysis of Subsidies for Manufacturing Technology
- Project Duration 01.01.2003 - 30.09.2005Extension of the Analytic Potential of the ZEW Foundation Panels
- Project Duration 01.06.2002 - 31.01.2005Business Cycles Impacts on R&D and Innovation Behaviour of Large Firms and SMEs
- Project Duration 01.10.2000 - 31.05.2005The Development of Young Firms