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Meaning of Goodhart's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The idea that, when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure; originally, "as soon as the government attempts to regulate any particular set of financial assets, these become unreliable as indicators of economic trends".

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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