Ronald H. Coase: 一個完整的經濟學家

Ronald H. Coase: A Wholesome Economist

1991年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主寇斯（RonaldH.Coase）教授於2013年9月2日過世，享年102歲，為經濟學界留下獨一無二的典範。無論在其學思養成過程，或者研究主題與方法，寇斯教授都表現出特立獨行的開創性格，因此能夠建立起「交易成本」與「財產權」理論，而且進而帶動新制度經濟學的學派發展。本文從作者個人與其有限的接觸出發，回顧學習過程中如何受其理論啟發，並且追隨其所開創的研究方向，在學術工作上努力。本文寫作於得知寇斯教授過世消息之時，謹以此向這位經濟學界少見的大師致敬。

1991 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics Ronald H. Coase died on September 2, 2013, aged 102, leaving a unique legacy to the economics colleagues. Professor Coase established himself as a scholar of pioneering character that started from the time he graduated from the university and carried over during his entire academic career. Consequently he created the theories of transaction cost and property rights, and led the way to the development of New Institutional Economics. This paper was driven by my personal brief contact with Professor Coase and written with the content of reviewing how I was inspired by his works in school and following his academic direction later in my teaching and research career. I wrote this paper after Professor Coase's death was announced to sincerely pay my respect to this great master in economics.