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There's plenty of toilet paper in the US – so why are people hoarding it?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Almost 150 U.S. companies make toilet paper.Studio Dagdagaz/Shutterstock.com

The other day I went into Costco to buy some toilet paper. It came as a small shock when I couldn’t find a single roll.

The new coronavirus is inspiring panic buying of a variety of household products such as toilet paper in cities across the U.S. and world.

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