Yhprum's Law
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Yhprum's Law is the opposite of Murphy's Law (Yhprum = Murphy backwards).
The simple formula of Yhprum's Law is: "Everything, that can work, will work."
Due to Richard Zeckhauser, a professor for political economy at Harvard University: "Sometimes systems that should not work, work nevertheless."
Resnick et al. (2006) used this law to describe how intensive and seemingly altruistic participation by giving ranking is observed in the eBay system.
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Resnick, P.; Zeckhauser, R.; Swanson, J.; Lockwood, K. (2006): The Value of Reputation on eBay: A Controlled Experiment
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