How will the consumer behaviour of Russians change under the impact of the crisis caused by the pandemic?

How will the consumer behaviour of Russians change under the impact of the crisis caused by the pandemic?

Igor S. Berezin

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?

2020

DOI: 10.3897/popecon.4.e53629

Население и экономика

Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics

Economic theory. Demography