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诺贝尔经济学奖得主梯若尔在颁奖晚宴演讲稿
YourMajesties,YourRoyalHighnesses,LadiesandGentlemen,
ThegreateconomistJohnMaynardKeynesoncewrote:
“Ifeconomistscouldmanagetogetthemselvesthoughtofashumble,competentpeopleonalevelwithdentists,thatwouldbesplendid.”
83yearsandmuchresearchlater,wewouldperhapsaspiretobecomparedwith“meteorologists”or“doctors”,whosescientificaccomplishmentshavebeentrulyoutstandingandyethavetofacechallengesthatareratherdown-to-earth.Ourfailuretoforeseeorpreventthefinancialcrisisisasorereminderofthedangersofhubris.Trueenough,wehadworkedonmostofitsingredients.Butlikeavirusthatkeepsmutating,newdangersemergedwhenwethoughtwehadunderstoodandavoidedtheexistingones.
TheneedtobehumbleappliesalsotothefieldthatwasrewardedbythePrize.Recognizingthatindustriesaredifferentfromeachotherandevolverapidly,researchersinindustrialorganizationhavepatientlybuiltabodyofknowledgethathashelpedregulatorstobetterunderstandmarketpowerandtheeffectsofpolicyinterventions,andhelpedfirmstoformulatetheirstrategies.Theyhavetherebycontributedtomakingthisworldabetterworld,theeconomist’sfirstmission.Yet,thereissomuchwestillhavetolearn,andtheworldchangesfasterthanourunderstandingcankeepup.
Humilityisnoteasytopreservewhenreceivingsuchaprestigiousaward.AlbertCamusinhisacceptancespeechwonderedhowhe,richonlyinhisdoubtsandhisworkstillinprogress,couldcopewithbeingatthecenterofaglaringlight.Hisanswerwasthathecouldnotlivewithouthisart.ThegreatFrenchscientistHenriPoincarédescribedtheunmatchedpleasureofdiscovery:
“Thoughtisonlyaflashinthemiddleofalongnight.Butthisflashmeanseverything.”
Wisdomthereforeencouragesmetoreturnassoonaspossibletomylab,tothecolleaguestowhomIamindebtedforthePrize,inshorttothewonderfullifeofaresearcher.ButIshallbeprofoundlyandpermanentlygratefultotheCommitteefortheimmensehonorithasbestoweduponme,andtotheNobelFoundationandSwedenfortheirastoundingmissionofdrawingattentiontoScienceyearafteryear.