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Aren't these both simply cases of the bullwhip effect?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwhip_effect



That's a supply chain specific example. If you're looking for something more fundamental, they're all examples of unstable systems with positive feedback loops.


or bistable systems




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