沸沸扬扬的陕西彩票案早已尘埃落定。尽管该案的涉案人员已经被绳之以法，然而，由此引发的关于国家信用和社会公正的思考，却是长时期的、广泛而深刻的。本文拟从经济学的视角，对彩票本身以及相关的信用、公正、公平问题，作一初步的探讨。 彩票的经济学本质 彩票、支票、汇票等都有一个“票”字，所以，从纯粹的字面分析，它们存在着共同的经济实质——即票据，也就是信用工具，或者叫金融工具。 The uproar in Shaanxi lottery has long been settled. Although the people involved in the case have been brought to justice, the thinking on state credit and social justice triggered by it has been long-term, extensive and profound. This article from the perspective of economics, the lottery itself and the related issues of credit, fairness and fairness make a preliminary discussion. The essence of lottery economics lottery, checks, money orders and so on have a “vote”, so, from a purely literal analysis, they share a common economic substance - that is, notes, that is, credit instruments, or financial instruments.