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date: 02 June 2023

Charles Goodhart 1936– 
English economist 

  1. Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes.
    known as Goodhart's Law, and often quoted as ‘When a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure’
    Monetary Theory and Practice: the UK Experience (1984)