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* see [https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org)]
* see [https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/ I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org)]


=== Herbert Stein's Law ===
=== Herbert Stein's law ===
* "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop"
* "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop"
* in economics and history, this concept is important for students to appreciate  
* in economics and history, this concept is important for students to appreciate  
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** example: why did such-and-such policy fail over time?
** example: why did such-and-such policy fail over time?
** source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Stein
** source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Stein
* Stein's law is an expression of "Regression to the Mean" (see entry)


=== Jevons paradox ===
=== Jevons paradox ===