Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pandemic buying: Testing a psychological model of over-purchasing and panic buying using data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The over-purchasing and hoarding of necessities is a common response to crises, especially in developed economies where there is normally an expectation of plentiful supply. This behaviour was observed internationally during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the absence of actual scarcit...

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Main Authors: Richard P Bentall, Alex Lloyd, Kate Bennett, Ryan McKay, Liam Mason, Jamie Murphy, Orla McBride, Todd K Hartman, Jilly Gibson-Miller, Liat Levita, Anton P Martinez, Thomas V A Stocks, Sarah Butter, Frédérique Vallières, Philip Hyland, Thanos Karatzias, Mark Shevlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246339
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