Has the Bayh-Dole act compromised basic research?

Jerry G. Thursby; Marie Thursby

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.009

doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.009

Has the Bayh-Dole act compromised basic research?

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Research Policy7.20

Volume: 40, Issue: 8, Pages: 1077 - 1083

Published: Oct 1, 2011

Abstract

We examine three hypotheses regarding the effects of the Bayh-Dole Act on research effort of faculty. The first hypothesis we call the status quo hypothesis and it asserts that there has been no effect on research profiles. The second hypothesis, which we call the negative hypothesis, asserts that faculty have been diverted from their traditional role in basic research toward research with more commercial potential. Our final hypothesis is...