布莱恩·阿瑟对复杂经济学的贡献——科睿唯安“引文桂冠”经济学奖得主学术贡献评介

W.Brian Arthur's Contributions to Complexity Economics

布莱恩·阿瑟是美国著名经济学家和复杂系统思想家,他在深刻反思新古典经济学的理论假设和研究范式基础上,创造性地构建出了以非均衡为基本假设的复杂经济学新框架。具体而言,阿瑟率先将复杂性视角与经济系统相结合,并不断追问技术的本质和进化机制,探究技术进化与经济结构性变化的复杂性联系,奠定了复杂经济学的逻辑基础;他运用更科学、更强大的研究方法和工具对经济系统中的复杂性问题进行深入探究和检验,逐步形成了系统且完整的复杂经济学框架;基于复杂经济学的分析范式,对收益递增经济学和资产定价进行了分析,为理解现实世界中的经济、金融现象提供了重要理论指导。因在复杂经济学领域的突出贡献和其研究成果产生的广泛学术影响,阿瑟荣获2019年度科睿唯安“引文桂冠奖”。

W.Brian Arthur is a well-known American economist and thinker of complex systems.Based on deep reflection on the theoretical hypothesis and research paradigms of neoclassical economics,he creatively constructed a new framework of complexity economics with non-equilibrium as the basic hypothesis.To be specific,Arthur took the lead in combining the complexity perspective with the economic system,constantly questioned the nature and evolution mechanism of technology,and explored the complex connections between technological evolution and economic structural change,in order to provide a logical basis for the research of complexity economics.He used more scientific and powerful research methods and tools to deeply explore and test the complexity of the economic system,and gradually formed a systematic and complete framework of complex economics.In addition,he used the analytic paradigm of complexity economics to conduct a comprehensive analysis of increasing returns and asset pricing,so as to provide important theoretical guidance for understanding economic and financial phenomena in the real world.Arthur was designated as one of the Clarivate's“Citation Laureates”in 2019 for his contributions to the field of complexity economics and the broad academic impact of his research.