Leonie Reher

Welcome!

I am a Research Associate at the Institute for Small Business Economics at the University of Göttingen. I received my PhD from the University of Göttingen in 2026. 

My research lies at the intersection of innovation economics and regional economics, examining how economic and institutional conditions shape innovative activity. I study how innovation takes place, who participates in inventive activity, and what determines the direction of technological change. My work spans the individual, firm, and regional levels, combining empirical approaches to study innovation beyond formal R&D, gender differences in inventive activity, and responses to economic shocks.

You can contact me at: leonie.reher@uni-goettingen.de