The customer acceptance of refurbished smartphones

This research aims to uncover the factors influencing the customer acceptance of refurbished products. To gain insight in these factors, a quantitative study (N = 250) on the response of customers to the proposition of refurbished smartphones was conducted in cooperation with Fairphone. Fairphone is a social enterprise start-up, aiming to open...

Integration of dynamics into input-output analysis: Integration of dynamic features representing demand change and production technology change into the input-output analysis framework

The transition to a circular economy requires drastic changes to the economy. A tool for macro-economic analysis of structural changes in the economy, input-output analysis, lacks dynamic features. This thesis set out to integrate dynamic features representing demand change and technological change. A conceptual model is designed that integrates...