by: Steven Lo

If you’re familiar with EdgePoint, you know we rarely pay much attention to economists. I never thought I would start a commentary by quoting one, but I recently came across an adage that stuck with me. Goodhart’s Law, named after British economist Charles Goodhart, states:

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

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