经济学研究中的实用主义及其庸俗化趋向

The Pragmatism in Vulgarization Tendency in Economic Research

目前,国内经济学研究中的实用主义取向相当严重,突出表现在实证分析的泛滥。而实证分析具有一定的适用性,如果混杂了功利的目的并将之形式化,不注意其内在严密的逻辑关系、对所搜集的数据不加以严格考证、忽视数据的准确性,就必然会导致实证分析的庸俗化。学术的发展、理论的深化,需要建立在对前人理论的系统梳理基础上,而不是基于简单的数据处理。因此,树立科学的学术精神和严谨的学术态度,才能够有效避免实证分析的庸俗化,并且真正地为理论发展和实践应用提供有益的服务。

Currently, there is an obivous tendency of pragmatism in economic research in China, this is particularly reflected in the over-use of empirical analysis. Though empirical analysis can be applied to certain extent, yet if it is mixed with utilitarian purposes and becomes formalized, the close internal logical relationship ignored, if the collected data are unexamed, or the accuracy of the data overlooked, the method of empirical analysis will be sriously vulgarized. Academic improvement and in-depth theorization should be based on combing out previous theoretical framework instead of on simple data processing. Thus, to effectively avoid the vulgarization of empirical analysis, we must build up an academic atmosphere based on scientific spirit and rigid attitude. Only by so doing, cart we truly provide service for the development of theory and practical application.