Economists even analyzed the political economy of regulation and deregulation, so we could have understood why some US politicians pushed the private sector into financing affordable housing, while others deregulated private finance. Yet, somehow, we did not bring all this understanding to bear and collectively shout our warnings.
经济学家们甚至分析了监管和去监管两者之间的政治经济效应，因此也深知为何某些美国政客极力推动私人部门发放住房贷款，另一些却着手去除对私人金融活动的监管。但让人困惑的是经济学家们竟没有将这些认识转化为结论，并集体发出警告。