Charles Goodhart

Charles A. E. Goodhart
Goodhart delivers the keynote address during the 2012 Long Finance conference in London
Born (1936-10-23) 23 October 1936 (age 88)
NationalityBritish
Academic career
Institutions
Alma mater
ContributionsGoodhart's law

Charles Albert Eric Goodhart, CBE, FBA (born 23 October 1936) is a British economist. He worked at the Bank of England on its public policy from 1968–1985, and worked at the London School of Economics from 1966–1968 and 1986–2002. Charles Goodhart's work focuses on central bank governance practices and monetary frameworks.[1][2] He also conducted academic research into foreign exchange markets.[1] He is best known for formulating Goodhart's Law, which states: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."[3]

  1. ^ a b Goodhart, Charles (1997). "Whither Now?". Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review. 50: 385–430 – via Banca Nazionale del Lavoro.
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  3. ^ Strathern, Marilyn (1997). "'Improving ratings': audit in the British University system". European Review. 5 (3): 305–321. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1234-981X(199707)5:3<305::AID-EURO184>3.0.CO;2-4. S2CID 145644958.