Changes in the Attitudes of Hungarian Shoppers in Times of Crisis

Author information:

Mária Törőcsik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0923-1396: University of Pécs, Professor. E-mail: torocsik.maria@ktk.pte.hu

László Csóka https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1255-198X: University of Pécs, Assistant Professor. E-mail: csoka.laszlo@ktk.pte.hu

Péter Németh https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7216-9923: University of Pécs, Assistant Professor. E-mail: nemeth.peter@ktk.pte.hu

Ágnes Neulinger https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6493-2761: University of Pécs, Researcher. E-mail: neulinger.agnes@pte.hu

Cite as (APA):

Törőcsik, M., Csóka, L., Németh, P., & Neulinger, Á. (2023). Changes in the Attitudes of Hungarian Shoppers in Times of Crisis. Financial and Economic Review, 22(4), 82–106. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.22.4.82

Column:

Study

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:

M31, M21, M30

Keywords:

crises, consumer behaviour, quantitative research

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