Distinguishing Between Price Shocks and Expectation Shifts
Consider a housing market where the relationship between the current price and the price in the next period is generally stable. Contrast the likely impact on this price relationship of the following two distinct events:
- A one-month government program offering a surprise cash rebate to anyone who buys a house, causing a temporary spike in demand at current price levels.
- The permanent passage of a new law that will severely limit the construction of new homes for the foreseeable future, leading market participants to believe that housing will be scarcer and more valuable in the long run, regardless of today's price.
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