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Which famous economist is known for the '80/20 rule' or the Law of the Vital Few?

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Vilfredo Pareto

The Pareto Principle suggests that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes, such as 80% of wealth being owned by 20% of the population.

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