这里还应该着重谈谈经济学家的独立人格。经济学家的独立人格并不是反政府、反体制,对什么都一批到底,以“语不惊人死不休”来浪得虚名。独立人格应该是“不惟书、不惟上、只惟实”。经济学家不应该为利益所诱惑,为风气所左右,应该以自己的专业眼光去观察、判断、思考、发言。不是以权势为导向,而应以自己的思考为依据。经济学家所讲的意见可能对,也可能错,但无论对错都应该是自己真实的思想,不能看风使舵,见人说人话,见鬼说鬼话。
Economists’ independent personality does not mean anti-government or anti-institution. Nor does it mean that they should hold a critical eye for everything or attempt to win fame by striking and sensational talking. Independent personality shall be defined as “no confinement to books, no scare of authority but pursuit of truth”. Economists should not be tempted and controlled by profits or surrounding atmosphere, rather they should observe, judge, think and speak from the perspective of their specialties. They should base everything on their own thinking and not to be authority-oriented. They can be right or wrong, but their opinions should be their own thinking. They should not say things differently to cater for different people.