Universities are considered sources of technology that further economic development. Many policies have been considered by policymakers to expedite the university development and transfer process. The Bayh-Dole Act and its influence on university patenting is examined. University patents from...

We study the relationships between corporate R&D and three components of public science: knowledge, human capital, and invention. We identify the relationships through firm-specific exposure to changes in federal agency R\&D budgets that are driven by the political composition of congressional...

A new kind of uprising at Berkeley -- The lessons of history -- The birth of the market-model U -- The republic of science in turmoil -- Are conflicts of interest hazardous to our health? -- The university as business -- Dreaming of Silicon Valley -- Paying more for less : the commercial squeeze...

When academic researchers participate in commercialization using for-profit firms there is a potentially costly trade-off their time and effort are diverted away from academic knowledge creation. This is a form of brain drain on the not-for-profit research sector which may reduce knowledge...