A theory is said to be fully absorbable whenever its own acceptance by all of the individuals belonging to a certain population does not question its predictive validity. This accounts for strategic equilibria and can be related to the logic underlying convergence of behaviour and intentional herding in sequential games. This paper discusses the absorbability of informational cascades' theory by bounded rational decision-makers and analyses whether providing individuals with theoretic information on informational cascades affects overall probability of herding phenomena to occur as well as whether an incorrect cascade can be reversed because of bounded rational adapting of the theory's prescriptive.
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Delegates examined the use of technology in the dissemination of information to the public and the role played by Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations (PMO). While there was scepticism around the passing of protection of information bills in many countries, the adoption of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness by all PMOs was considered a step in the right direction in monitoring the work of Parliaments. The role of PMOs should also cascade down to State or Provincial Legislatures in order to increase public participation and sharing of information. Public education around the role of Parliament is a crucial component and technology could be employed to assist in this regard. Adapted from the source document.
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