<P>以西方的标准:“香港某教授”比张维迎更适合当院长? <br><br><br>北大经济学院院长张维迎教授前段时间有点挂不住了,可能因为被平民舆论骂烦了,尽管还是满腔的清高,但话语间还是可以感受到火气不小,比如; <br><br>一方面表达了对大众话语的不屑“一个学者的独立性,不只是指要独立于ZF的意识形态,个别利益集团的利益,还包括你要独立于大众的情绪化的东西。这后一点更难做到,我们知道,历史上不少伟大的学者正是被公众舆论扼杀掉的。…只为迎合大众的流行舆论而讲话,那他就已经丧失了学者的独立性,也丧失了基本的学术良知。这样的学者在西方学术界是被人所不齿的。而在我们这里,却常常被认为是有’良知’的学者,这是非常可悲的事情。”(《经济观察报》),大众的东西“情绪化”,张教授们要反“扼杀”而成为“伟大的学者”,“迎合”大众情绪就是“丧失了基本的学术良知”,怪不得视大众为无物。 <br><br>一方面表白了自己的学术道德、人格素养,重要的还有“公信力”“一个学者要有公信力,首先得有良好的个人品德,其次要有严谨的学术态度。我一直认为,学者首先应该修身养性,是一个道德观念很强的人,至少对人文社会科学是这样,因为他的言行会对社会、对公众产生影响,这种影响可能是正的,也可能是负的。作为人文社会科学的学者,做人的品质的要求是很高的。…象我们这些人,20多年来的命运一直就跟改革搅和在一起,我们知道这个国家的问题在那里,我们同样知道这些问题需要积极的改革来解决。我们批评ZF,批评行政权力干预经济,批评企业家”(《北京青年周刊》)俨然一副改革先驱的架势,当然,我想知道,张维迎教授所“批评”的企业家,包括不包括他担任了独立董事、顾问的、收取了丰厚报酬的那些企业家们? <br><br>最主要的方面,是对“无耻之人”进行了严词责骂“如果一个人在生活中的一些小事上都没有基本德行,连偷鸡摸狗的事他都能干的出,他怎么会成为有社会良知和社会责任心的人?…作为人文社会科学的学者,如果你在做人的基本道德上是为人所不齿的,如果没有基本的科学精神,我们历来认为是不值得认真对待的。…做为学者,我们更在乎同行的评价。在学术界,有些规则大家都是了解的,而你什么样的人,我们也都是了解的,国内外经济学术界的沟通很多,其实大部分民众,他们也将会更加成熟,当他们发现了解某些人在学术界缺乏基本的公信力、为人所不齿的时候,难道不会改变自己的想法?…难道一个无赖一个疯子往你脸上扔块泥巴,你就一辈子都不美了么?不过这也提醒我们学术界,需要净化学术空气,不能让江湖郎中乱搅和。”(《北京青年周刊》)骂得好不痛快,“偷鸡摸狗”、“一个无赖一个疯子”、“做人的基本道德上是为人所不齿的”,那“无耻之人”是谁,张教授比较“优雅”地回避了,但不难想象,因为记者一再追问着“香港某学者”,按下不表。 <br><br>以张教授之尊,必然有过人之处,“一个学者要有公信力,首先得有良好的个人品德,其次要有严谨的学术态度。”,标准是什么呢,显然不是大众舆论的认同,那个太俗、太“低级”,张教授说啦“我的感觉是,至少在经济学界,我更受人尊重。我刚才说了,你去香港、台湾、美国调查一圈下来,就十分明白了。一个社会对于一位学者的公信力要足够重视,否则有可能对社会带来极大的伤害。”,再参考“这样的学者在西方学术界是被人所不齿的。”,我有点明白了。 <br><br>张教授们的“公信力”,是要建立在“去香港、台湾、美国调查一圈下来”,然后以“在西方学术界”是被人所“齿”,还是“被人所不齿的”为尺度量一下。总之,在中国经济学界的“高端”,是要以西方的“齿”为基准,判定学术的、道德的“公信力”。 <br><br>我不懂经济学,也对中高级经济学和中国特色的社会主义经济,为什么非要以西方为“齿”的做法很不理解,如果如是,还有什么“中国特色的社会主义经济理论”?那么,进一步考究下去,“在西方学术界”是被人所“齿”的标准是什么呢?按照西方学术界的规矩,应该是学术成果,经济学的学术成果,好像应该体现为在西方“一流”的专业杂志上发表的论文数目,当然,这是西方的标准,不是中国大众社会的标准,既然如此,我们可以比较一下张维迎教授和“香港某教授”的学术造诣。 <br><br>前几天,水木清华网站上,有好事者搜集了一点资料贴出来,是关于张维迎教授和“香港某教授”在西方刊物上发表的论文篇目,据说,国际公认的经济类一流刊物有四种,金融类两种:Journal of Finance、Journal of Financial Economics;经济类两种:American Economic Review、Journal of Political Economy。 <br></P>
<P><br>张维迎教授的篇目如下: <br><br><a href="http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/gsm.nsf/index?OpenForm&amp;ProgramName=1A0002002" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#000000>http://www.gsm.pku.edu.cn/gsm.nsf/index?OpenForm&amp;ProgramName=1A0002002</FONT></A> <br>001730178&amp;Page=1&amp;CSiteTemp=1 <br><br>Zhang Weiying, 1990, "Theoretical questions concerning macroeconomic <br>balance and macroeconomic control" (with Song Guoqing), Chinese <br>Economic Studies, Vol.23, No.3, 1990, USA. <br><br>Zhang Weiying, 1989, “On the Line of Thoughts in Price Reform Guided <br>chiefly by the Notion of Letting Go’”, Chinese Economic Studies, <br>Spring 1989, 22(3), pp.50-66, USA. <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 1997, “Decision Rights, Residual Claim and Performance: <br>A theory of How China’s State Enterprise Reform Worksote , China <br>Economic Review. Vol.8 (no.1): 67-82, JAL Press. <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 1998, “A principal-agent Theory of the Public Economy <br>and Its Application to China”, Economics of Planning, Vol.31: 231-251. <br><br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 1998, “Cross-regional competition and Privatization <br>in China ”, MOST-MOCT: Economic Policy in transitional Economics. <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 1998, “Optimal Assignment of Principalship in Teamsh” <br>(with Shuhe Li), forthcoming, Journal of Economic Behavior and <br>Organization. <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 2000, “The Road to Capitalism: Competition and <br>Institutional Change in China” (with Shaomin Li and Shuhe Li), <br>Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 28 (No.2): 269-292. <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 2000, “Why Entrepreneurs Are Liquidity-Constrained? ”, <br>Annals of Economics and Finance, Forthcoming, Vol. 1 (No.1). <br><br>Zhang, Weiying, 2000, “China’s SOE Reform: A Corporate Governance <br>Perspective”, the Current Politics and Economics of China, forthcoming. <br><br>按照标准,张教授9篇论文中没有一篇进入“一流”刊物。 <br><br>“香港某教授”的篇目如下: <br><br><a href="http://www.ceibs.edu/forum/2002/0511_lang_cv.html" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#000000>http://www.ceibs.edu/forum/2002/0511_lang_cv.html</FONT></A> <br><br>●"An Empirical Test of the Impact of Managerial Self Interest on <br>Corporate Capital Structure," (with I. Friend), Journal of Finance 43, <br>1988, p271-281. <br><br>"The Size Effect of Stock Returns: Is It Simply A Risk Factor Not <br>Adequately Reflected by the Usual Risk Measures?" (with I. Friend), <br>Journal of Banking and Finance 12, 1988, p13-30. <br><br>●"Dividend Announcements: Cash Flow Signalling vs. Free Cash Flow <br>Hypotheses," <br>(with R. Litzenberger), Journal of Financial Economics 24, 1989, <br>p181-191. <br><br>●"Managerial Performance, Tobin's Q and Successful Tender Offers," <br>(with R. <br>Stulz and R. Walkling), Journal of Financial Economics 24, 1989, <br>p137-154. <br><br>●"Troubled Debt Restructuring: An Empirical Study of Private <br>Reorganization of Firms in Default," (with S. Gilson and K. John), <br>Journal of Financial Economics 27, 1990, p315-353. <br><br>"The Forecast Accuracy of Individual Analysts: Evidence of Systematic <br>Optimism and Pessimism," (with K. Butler), Journal of Accounting <br>Research 29, 1991, p150-156. <br><br>●"Insider Trading Around Dividend Announcements: Theory and Evidence," <br>(with K. <br>John), Journal of Finance 46, 1991, p1361-1390. <br><br>●"A Test of the Free Cash Flow Hypothesis: The Case of Bidder Returns," <br>(with R. Stulz and R. Walkling), Journal of Financial Economics 29, <br>1991, p315-335. <br><br>●"Testing Financial Market Equilibrium under Asymmetric Information," <br>(with R. <br>Litzenberger and V. Madrigal), Journal of Political Economy 100, 1992, <br>p317-348. <br><br>●"Contagion and Competition Intra-Industry Effects of Bankruptcy <br>Announcements: <br>An Empirical Analysis," (with R. Stulz), Journal of Financial <br>Economics 32, 1992, p45-60. <br><br>●"Voluntary Restructuring of Large Firms in Response to Performance <br>Decline," <br>(with K. John and J. Netter), Journal of Finance 47, 1992, p891-917. <br><br>●"Tobin's q, Corporate Diversification and Firm Performance," (with R. <br>Stulz), Journal of Political Economy 102, 1994, p1248-1280. <br><br>●"Asset Sales, Firm Performance and the Agency Costs of Managerial <br>Discretion," <br>(with A. Poulsen and R. Stulz), Journal of Financial Economics 37, 1995, <br>p3-38. <br><br>●"Leverage, Investment and Firm Growth," (with E. Ofek and R. Stulz), <br>Journal of Financial Economics 40, 1996, p3-29. <br><br>●"Does Money Explain Asset Returns? Theory and Evidence," (with K.C. <br>Chan and S. Foresi), Journal of Finance 51, 1996, p345-361. <br><br>"Common Volatility in the Industrial Structure of Global Capital <br>Markets," <br>(with B. Arshanapalli and J. Doukas), Journal of International Money <br>and Finance 16, 1997, 189-209. <br><br>"Determinants of Interest Rate Swap Spreads," (with R. Litzenberger <br>and A. <br>Liu), Journal Banking and Finance 22, 1998, 1507-1532. <br><br>"The Pricing of Currency Risk in Japan," (with J. Doukas and P. Hall), <br>Journal Banking and Finance 23, 1999, 1-20. <br><br>"The Measurement of Relatedness: An Application to Corporate <br>Diversification," <br>(with J. Fan), Journal of Business 73, 2000, 629-660. <br><br>●"Separation of Ownership from Control of East Asian Firms", (with S. <br>Claessens and S. Djankov), Journal of Financial Economics 58, 2000, <br>81-112. <br><br>●"Expropriation and Dividends" (with M. Faccio and L. Young), American <br>Economic Review 91, 2001, 1-25. <br><br>●"Disentangling the Incentive and Entrenchment Effects of Large <br>Shareholdings (with S. Claessens, S. Djankov and J. Fan), forthcoming <br>in Journal of Finance. <br><br>●"The Ultimate Ownership of Western European Corporations," (with M. <br>Faccio), forthcoming in Journal of Financial Economics. <br><br>“香港某教授”22篇有17篇(带●者)进入“一流”刊物。 <br><br>当然,在经济学这个很倚重于国情的领域,唯西方的马首是瞻,本身是荒唐的,但既然张教授们很看重,我们就顺水推舟比较一下子。比较的结果令人惋惜,在西方的标准下,至少在西方一流经济学刊物的编辑眼里,“香港某教授”似乎更“更受人尊重”,这个 “香港、台湾、美国调查一圈下来”也无出其右,那么,纯粹以西方标准,“香港某教授”是不是有更适合做院长的资格呢?</P>
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