informational cascade

in decision making and risk management, the tendency for individuals to ignore their private knowledge and act as others do, assuming that these others must have better information; the result is an ever-increasing uniformity of behavior. Stock market bubbles and bank panics are examples.

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October 31st 2024

Topamax

n. a trade name for topiramate.