Herding instinct, herding behavior (See Chapter 15 of the Vernimmen) The herding instinct is the desire to follow the crowd, i.e. the tendency of individuals to mould their thinking to the prevailing opinion. Similarly, economists call this decision-making process an information cascade and believe that it happens in financial markets. Herding instinct, herding behavior (See Chapter 15 of the Vernimmen) The herding instinct is the desire to follow the crowd, i.e. the tendency of individuals to mould their thinking to the prevailing opinion. Similarly, economists call this decision-making process an information cascade and believe that it happens in financial markets. See all terms in the dictionary of finance To know more about it, look at what we have already written on this subject :

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