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Contagion is the risk that the failure of one participant in financial markets might have widespread secondary adverse effects throughout financial markets, the wider economy or both. | Contagion is the risk that the failure of one participant in financial markets might have widespread secondary adverse effects throughout financial markets, the wider economy or both. | ||
Sometimes known informally as a ''domino effect''. | |||
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*[[Systemic risk]] | *[[Systemic risk]] | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 4 August 2016
Contagion is the risk that the failure of one participant in financial markets might have widespread secondary adverse effects throughout financial markets, the wider economy or both.
Sometimes known informally as a domino effect.
