Belief-Driven Divergent Feedback in Asset Markets
In asset markets like housing, the response to a price shock is determined by participants' beliefs about the nature of the price change. If a price increase is widely believed to be a temporary 'blip', a stabilizing negative feedback process is likely to restore the original equilibrium. Conversely, if the price increase is interpreted as the start of a trend, it can trigger a destabilizing positive feedback loop, where rising demand pushes prices further up, potentially leading to an asset bubble.
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