Panic buying

Shopper wearing protective face mask hoards toilet paper in supermarket

Five things to know about supply chains and COVID-19 stock shortages

01 Feb 2022

Stock shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic are about more than just panic buying or labour shortages in supply chains, says UNSW Business School's Professor Jack Cadeaux

UNSW economist receives prestigious Paul Bourke Award for early career research

24 Nov 2021

Tim Neal has been recognised for his insights into the economics of climate change, COVID-19 panic buying and child labour.

Woman buying multiple packs of toilet paper

Why uncertainty makes us change our behaviour (even when we shouldn't)

30 Jul 2021

‘Panic buying’ might be a normal human response to uncertainty, after all.

Celebrating the new year with 2020 on a wooden background.

What COVID-19 debt, property and George Pell have in common

18 Dec 2020

These are our most-read business and law stories of 2020.

A man looking at empty shelves in the toilet paper aisle.

Panic buying strikes again over fears of a second wave

26 Jun 2020

Panic buying toilet paper is a quick mental fix that makes people feel more prepared and less anxious, says a UNSW consumer behaviour expert.

Australia tops coronavirus consumer panic

03 Jun 2020

New research released by UNSW Sydney on COVID-19 consumer panic shopping has shown that Australian consumers top the globe in panic buying habits – in speed and scale.