One reason may be the perception that many economists were smugly promoting the “efficient markets hypothesis” – a view that seemed to rule out a collapse in asset prices. Believing that markets always know best, they dismissed warnings by a few mere mortals (including me) about overpricing of equities and housing.
一个原因也许是人们感到许多经济学家自鸣得意地推广“有效市场假说”——该理论排出了资产价格崩盘的可能性。他们认为市场永远是消息最灵通的，忽视来自少数凡人（包括我）关于股市和房产价格过热的警告。在两大市场纷纷轰然崩溃后，经济学界的信誉也受到了直接打击。