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Deputy Head of the Institute of Social Policy, Higher School of Economics
Consumer behaviour long remained on the periphery of both economic and sociological theory. The social sciences had to undergo several ‘turns’ before consumption was recognised as an independent economic and social force in its own right.
Changes in private and social life caused by the pandemic have reignited scientific interest in gender inequality in the labour market. Russian economy has adapted to the crisis mainly through price adjustment, and this means the gender pay gap is likely to grow.
