"Lucas critique" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Lucas critique [canonical]
Etymology: Named after American economist Robert Lucas. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Lucas critique
  1. (economics) The argument that it is naive to try to predict the effects of a change in economic policy entirely on the basis of relationships observed in historical data, especially when it is highly aggregated.
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