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如果说,自亚当·斯密创建现代经济 学以来的二百多年中,经济学有什么比较 确定的科学结论的话,就必定有这样一 条:经济自由。也即,在获得稳固保障的 财产权基础之上的创业自由、交换自由, 乃是经济和社会进步的基本动力。 对于这样的结论,最伟大的经济学 家,比如斯密、弗里德曼、哈耶克已经给 予了坚实的逻辑证明。不过,20世纪以来 的经济学家更迷恋计量方法,仿佛没有数 字,就没有经济学。所以,当代经济学家 们的一项重要工作,就是不断地发明出一 些计量工具,用数字对经济学的上述常识 进行证明。这是经济学的进步还是停滞？ 还真不好说。
If there is any more certain scientific conclusion in economics over the two hundred years since Adam Smith founded modern economics, there must be such a thing: economic freedom. In other words, the freedom to start a business and to exchange freedom on the basis of secure and secure property rights are the basic motive force for economic and social progress. To this conclusion, the greatest economists, such as Smith, Friedman and Hayek, have given solid logical proof. However, since the 20th century, economists are more obsessed with measurement methods, as if there is no figure, there is no economics. Therefore, an important work of contemporary economists is to constantly invent some measurement tools to prove the above common sense in economics by figures. Is this economic progress or stagnation? Really bad to say.