How will the consumer behaviour of Russians change under the impact of the crisis caused by the pandemic?
The scientific note assesses the expected changes in the consumption of Russians due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus. How will the consumption structure change in the short-run and long-run? What will this new consumption model look like? Which households will suffer the most? What will happen to the debt burden of households? Are we exaggerating the emerging speed of transition to online retail, education, medicine?
Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics