Do you really need more petrol, or toilet paper? There are better ways to take control in a crisis
As continued panic buying will only perpetuate any fuel shortages, it’s important to think about what can be done to curb it.
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University •
conversation
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~5 min
Oct. 1, 2021 • ~5 min
Hoarding, stockpiling, panic buying: What's normal behavior in an abnormal time?
The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.
Carol Mathews, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida •
conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
Panic buying in the wake of COVID-19 underscores inequalities in South Africa
Most consumers in South Africa aren't able to fill up a trolley of groceries for their daily needs, let alone join the panic buying induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
James Lappeman, Head of Projects, UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing, University of Cape Town
• conversation
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min
March 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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