Universities as Engines of Development

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Law and Development Review Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.1515/ldr-2021-0042

Shubha Ghosh

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Abstract

Abstract The Bayh–Dole Act was enacted in the United States in 1980 to promote economic development and growth at regional and national levels. A key engine is research generated within universities. This article addresses the question of how universities can serve as engines of development. Drawing on Cooter and Shaeffer’s work on law and development, specifically what they call the double trust problem, this article shows how the Bayh–Dole Act was justified as resolving the double trust problem arising from lack of property rights in university research. This article presents the argument that this goal of the Bayh–Dole Act ignores how universities solve another dimension of the double trust problem, namely the generation of human capital. The author examines the theoretical justifications for the Bayh–Dole Act and universities and the empirical policy literature assessing university patenting and commercialization in the United States, South Africa, and India.

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大学是发展的引擎

Bayh-Dole法案于1980年在美国颁布，旨在促进地区和国家层面的经济发展和增长。一个关键的引擎是大学内部产生的研究。这篇文章讨论了大学如何作为发展引擎的问题。借鉴Cooter和Shaeffer在法律和发展方面的工作，特别是他们所谓的双重信任问题，本文展示了Bayh-Dole法案是如何解决由于大学研究中缺乏产权而引起的双重信任问题的。本文提出的论点是，Bayh-Dole法案的这一目标忽视了大学如何解决双重信任问题的另一个方面，即人力资本的产生。作者考察了Bayh-Dole法案和大学的理论依据，以及评估美国、南非和印度大学专利和商业化的实证政策文献。

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期刊介绍： Law and Development Review (LDR) is a top peer-reviewed journal in the field of law and development which explores the impact of law, legal frameworks, and institutions (LFIs) on development. LDR is distinguished from other law and economics journals in that its primary focus is the development aspects of international and domestic legal orders. The journal promotes global exchanges of views on law and development issues. LDR facilitates future global negotiations concerning the economic development of developing countries and sets out future directions for law and development studies. Many of the top scholars and practitioners in the field, including Professors David Trubek, Bhupinder Chimni, Michael Trebilcock, and Mitsuo Matsushita, have edited LDR issues and published articles in LDR. The journal seeks top-quality articles on law and development issues broadly, from the developing world as well as from the developed world. The changing economic conditions in recent decades render the law and development approach applicable to economic issues in developed countries as well as developing ones, and LDR accepts manuscripts on law and economic development issues concerning both categories of countries. LDR’s editorial board includes top scholars and professionals with diverse regional and academic backgrounds.