Human cognitive biases
Familiar cognitive errors that afflicted everyone: investors, home buyers, lenders, regulators.
The analysis in this section draws on Megan McArdle's blog post on  The Atlantic.com: "How did it all happen?"
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The Global Financial Crisis Â»The Global Financial Crisis
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Human cognitive biases
Forms of human cognitive bias? Â»Forms of human cognitive bias?
Homebuyers saw rising house prices as natural order Â»Homebuyers saw rising house prices as natural order
Investors underweighted systemic risk Â»Investors underweighted systemic risk
Lenders overconfident in their ability to manage risk Â»Lenders overconfident in their ability to manage risk
Regulators overestimated their powers of insight and response Â»Regulators overestimated their powers of insight and response
Cognitive Biases are constant Â»Cognitive Biases are constant
House price bubble in the US Â»House price bubble in the US
Credit-rating agencies underestimated risks Â»Credit-rating agencies underestimated risks
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