Bettina Müller studied Economics, Italian, and German Literature at the University of Konstanz. After her studies, she was a research associate at the ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim in the research area “Digital Economy.” During this time, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Konstanz on the impact of the founding team's composition in terms of educational background and skills on the success of young companies. She then moved to the research area “Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics” at ZEW, working as a research associate and senior researcher on various projects in the fields of entrepreneurship and the creative economy. Additionally, she served as a Lecturer for Entrepreneurship at the University of Birmingham and as a lecturer for Quantitative Methods at Pforzheim University. After nearly a year with the Technopolis Group, she has been a research associate at the ifm since June 2018. » CV as Download

Research Interests:

• Entrepreneurship
• Business Dynamics
• Self-Employment
• Innovations
• Creative Economy
• Applied Econometrics

Reviewer Activities:

• Reviewer for Small Business Economics, European Management Review, European Management Journal, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft.
• Member of the Editorial Review Board of Small Business Economics.

Recent (non-ifm) Projects:

• Evaluation of the Dutch Innovation Credit 2012–2017 (Evaluatie Innovatiekrediet 2012–2017), commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Duration: 01.05.2018–14.09.2018.
• Evaluation of the Priority Low Carbon Economy Operational Programme South Netherlands (Evaluatie Prioriteit Koolstofarme Economie Operationeel Programma Zuid-Nederland), commissioned by the Province of North Brabant, NL, Duration: 03.04.2018–31.08.2018.
• Development of an Evaluation Plan for an Impact Analysis of R&D&I Support in Accordance with European Commission Guidelines (Opstellen van een evaluatieplan voor een impactanalyse van steun voor O&O&I in overeenstemming met de richtlijnen van de Europese Commissie), commissioned by the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Duration: 15.10.2017 – 30.01.2018.
• Mid-term Evaluation of the Dutch DHK/DHI Instrument (Mid-term Evaluatie RVO’s DHK/DHI-instrument), commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Duration: 15.08.2017 – 30.11.2017.

Further projects and project reports: ZEW Team BMU

Memberships:

• Verein für Socialpolitik

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