A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same
- Written by Alfredo R. Paloyo, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Wollongong
ShutterstockPanic buying knows no borders.
Shoppers in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States have caught toilet paper fever on the back of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Shop shelves are being emptied as quickly as they can be stocked.
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This panic buying is...
Read more: A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same
