导读:瑞典皇家科学院10日宣布，将2016年诺贝尔经济学奖授予奥利弗·哈特和本特·霍姆斯特罗姆，以表彰他们在契约理论方面的研究贡献。
Oliver Hart of Harvard University and Bengt Holmstrom of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
2016年诺贝尔经济学奖揭晓，来自哈佛大学的奥利弗·哈特与来自麻省理工学院的本特·霍姆斯特罗姆获奖。
The announcement Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work in contract theory is "valuable to the understanding of real-life contracts and institutions, as well as potential pitfalls in contract design.’’
瑞典皇家科学院周一宣布，他们在契约理论方面的研究“对于理解现实生活中的契约与制度，以及契约设计中的潜在缺陷十分具有价值”。
"This year’s laureates have developed contract theory, a comprehensive framework for analyzing many diverse issues in contractual design, like performance-based pay for top executives, deductibles and co-pays in insurance, and the privatization of public-sector activities," the jury said.
“今年的获奖者发展了契约理论，这是一种在契约架构下分析多元问题的复杂框架，比如以绩效为基础的企业高管工资、保险中的自负额与共付额以及公共部门行为的私有化等。”评委会称。
The committee added that they analytical work establishes an “intellectual foundation" to grasp every day contracts in areas like bankruptcy legislation to political constitutions.
评委会补充说，他们分析性的工作建立了理解日常生活中契约的“智能基础”，这些契约来自从破产立法到政治建制的各个领域。
"The new theoretical tools created by Hart and Holmstrom are valuable to the understanding of real-life contracts and institutions, as well as potential pitfalls in contract design," it said.
“哈特与霍姆斯特罗姆新创建的新理论工具对于理解现实生活中的契约与制度，以及契约设计中的潜在缺陷十分具有价值。”评委会称。
The two will split the $924,000 prize. The laureates are set to officially receive the award on Dec. 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896.
两名获奖者将平分92.4万美元的奖金。他们将在12月10日的颁奖典礼上正式受奖。彼时将是诺贝尔奖创始人阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔去世120周年。
Last week, the committee also announced the Nobel prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry and the peace prize.
评委会上周宣布了今年诺贝尔生理学和医学奖、物理学奖、化学奖以及和平奖的归属。
The final prize, for literature, will be announced Thursday.
最后一个奖项——诺贝尔文学奖的得主将在周四公布。
