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UOW expert: Dr Alfredo Paloyo on panic buying toilet paper
As some supermarkets reintroduce purchase limits in Victoria to avoid a second wave of toilet paper panic buying, Dr Alfredo Paloyo explains why it happens
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A toilet paper run is like a bank run. The economic fixes are about the same.
Supermarket shelves are being emptied of toilet paper as quickly as they can be stocked. This phenomenon of consumer behaviour is similar to what happens when there is a run on banks.