This list is not intended to be comprehensive; it reflects only a partial selection developed during the project.
Circular Economy
Carus, M., & Dammer, L. (2018). The Circular Bioeconomy – Concepts, Opportunities, and Limitations. Industrial Biotechnology, 14(2), 83–91. https://doi.org/10.1089/ind.2018.29121.mca
Commissione Europea Bruxelles, 2.12.2015 Com(2015) 614 Final Annex 1 Allegato Della Comunicazione Della Commissione Al Parlamento Europeo, Al Consiglio, Al Comitato Economico E Sociale Europeo E Al Comitato Delle Regioni L’anello mancante-Piano d’azione dell’Unione europea per l’economia circolare. (n.d.).
Commoner, B. (1971a). The closing circle; nature, man, and technology. Bantam Books.
Commoner, B. (1971b). The closing circle; nature, man, and technology. (Alfred Knopf, Ed.). Bantam Books.
Dahiya, S., Katakojwala, R., Ramakrishna, S., & Mohan, S. V. (2020). Biobased Products and Life Cycle Assessment in the Context of Circular Economy and Sustainability. Materials Circular Economy, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42824-020-00007-x
de Man, R., & Friege, H. (2016). Circular economy: European policy on shaky ground. In Waste Management and Research (Vol. 34, Issue 2, pp. 93–95). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X15626015
del Borghi, A., Moreschi, L., & Gallo, M. (2020). Circular economy approach to reduce water–energy–food nexus. In Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health (Vol. 13, pp. 23–28). Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2019.10.002
Donati, F., Aguilar-Hernandez, G. A., Sigüenza-Sánchez, C. P., de Koning, A., Rodrigues, J. F. D., & Tukker, A. (2020). Modeling the circular economy in environmentally extended input-output tables: Methods, software and case study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104508
Eisenriegler, S. (n.d.-a). The Circular Economy in the European Union.
Eisenriegler, S. (n.d.-b). The Circular Economy in the European Union.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation. (2020). The Eu’s Circular Economy Action Plan. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-consumption-production/
Kirchherr, J., Reike, D., & Hekkert, M. (2017). Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions. In Resources, Conservation and Recycling (Vol. 127, pp. 221–232). Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.005
Kirchherr, J., Urbinati, A., & Hartley, K. (2023). Circular economy: A new research field? Journal of Industrial Ecology, 27(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13426
Lieder, M., & Rashid, A. (2016). Towards circular economy implementation: A comprehensive review in context of manufacturing industry. In Journal of Cleaner Production (Vol. 115, pp. 36–51). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.042
McDowall, W., Geng, Y., Huang, B., Barteková, E., Bleischwitz, R., Türkeli, S., Kemp, R., & Doménech, T. (2017). Circular Economy Policies in China and Europe. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(3), 651–661. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12597
Morseletto, P. (2020). Targets for a circular economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 153, 104553. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2019.104553
Murray, A., Skene, K., & Haynes, K. (2017). The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context. Journal of Business Ethics, 140(3), 369–380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2693-2
Neves, S. A., Marques, A. C., & Silva, I. P. (2024). Promoting the circular economy in the EU: How can the recycling of e-waste be increased? Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 70, 192–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2024.02.006
Peña, C., Civit, B., Gallego-Schmid, A., Druckman, A., Caldeira-Pires, A., Weidema, B., Mieras, E., Wang, F., Fava, J., Canals, L. M. i., Cordella, M., Arbuckle, P., Valdivia, S., Fallaha, S., & Motta, W. (2021). Using life cycle assessment to achieve a circular economy. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 26(2), 215–220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01856-z
Saravanan, A., Karishma, S., Senthil Kumar, P., & Rangasamy, G. (2023). A review on regeneration of biowaste into bio-products and bioenergy: Life cycle assessment and circular economy. Fuel, 338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127221
Siderius, T., & Zink, T. (2023). Markets and the Future of the Circular Economy. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 3(3), 1569–1595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-022-00196-4
Skene, K. R. (2018). Circles, spirals, pyramids and cubes: Why the circular economy cannot work. Sustainability Science, 13(2), 479–492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-017-0443-3
Winans, K., Kendall, A., & Deng, H. (2017). The history and current applications of the circular economy concept. In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Vol. 68, pp. 825–833). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.123
Yang, M., Chen, L., Wang, J., Msigwa, G., Osman, A. I., Fawzy, S., Rooney, D. W., & Yap, P. S. (2023a). Circular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues. In Environmental Chemistry Letters (Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 55–80). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01499-6
Yang, M., Chen, L., Wang, J., Msigwa, G., Osman, A. I., Fawzy, S., Rooney, D. W., & Yap, P. S. (2023b). Circular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues. In Environmental Chemistry Letters (Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 55–80). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01499-6
LongProductLifetime
Avinger, R. L. (1981). Product Durability and Market Structure: Some Evidence. In Source: The Journal of Industrial Economics (Vol. 29, Issue 4).
Cooper, T. (2005). Slower consumption: Reflections on product life spans and the “throwaway society.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9(1–2), 51–67. https://doi.org/10.1162/1088198054084671
Kagawa, S., Tasaki, T., & Moriguchi, Y. (2006). The environmental and economic consequences of product lifetime extension: Empirical analysis for automobile use.
Ecological Economics, 58(1), 108–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.06.003
Levhari, D., & Srinivasan, T. N. (1969). Durability of Consumption Goods: Competition versus Monopoly (Vol. 59, Issue 1).
Schmalensee, R. (1970). Regulation and the Durability of Goods. In Source: The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science (Vol. 1, Issue 1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/3003022
Schmalensee, R. (1979). Market Structure, Durability, and Quality: A Selective Survey. Economic Inquiry, 17(2), 177–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.1979.tb00307.x
Strausz, R., & Sasaki, D. (2008). Collusion and durability. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/epub.13306
Swan, P. L. (1970). Durability of Consumption Goods (Vol. 60, Issue 5).
Waldman, M. (1996). Durable Goods Pricing When Quality Matters. In Source: The Journal of Business (Vol. 69, Issue 4). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2353406
Waldman, M. (2003). Durable Goods Theory for Real World Markets. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(1), 131–154.
Multisectoral Models
Aminu, N., Meenagh, D., & Minford, P. (2018). The role of energy prices in the Great Recession — A two-sector model with unfiltered data. Energy Economics, 71, 14–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2018.01.030
Bertinelli, L., Cardi, O., & Restout, R. (2022). Labor market effects of technology shocks biased toward the traded sector. Journal of International Economics, 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2022.103645
Fierro, L. E., Caiani, A., & Russo, A. (2022). Automation, Job Polarisation, and Structural Change. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 200, 499–535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.05.025
Gilbert, J., Koska, O. A., & Oladi, R. (2022). Labor-eliminating technology, wage inequality, and trade protectionism. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 24(6), 1249–1265. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12573
Guerrieri, L., Henderson, D., & Kim, J. (2014). Modeling investment-sector efficiency shocks: When does disaggregation matter? International Economic Review, 55(3), 891–917. https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12075
Hémous, D. (2016). The dynamic impact of unilateral environmental policies. Journal of International Economics, 103, 80–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2016.09.001
Kim, B. G. (2023). Technological advances in manufacturing and their effects on sectoral employment in the Korean economy. Economic Modelling, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106433
Luzzati, T., Distefano, T., Ialenti, S., & Andreoni, V. (2022). The circular economy and longer product lifetime: Framing the effects on working time and waste. Journal of Cleaner Production, 380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134836
Ross, A. G., Connolly, K., Rhoden, I., & Vögele, S. (2023). Resource-use intensity and the labour market: More for less? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107173
Zhou, S., & Smulders, S. (2021). Closing the loop in a circular economy: Saving resources or suffocating innovations? European Economic Review, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2021.103857
Barriers to LongProductLifetime
Avinger, R. L. (1981). Product Durability and Market Structure: Some Evidence. In Source: The Journal of Industrial Economics (Vol. 29, Issue 4).
Bulow, J. (1986). An Economic Theory of Planned Obsolescence. In Source: The Quarterly Journal of Economics (Vol. 101, Issue 4). https://about.jstor.org/terms
Goering, G., & Boyce, J. (1998). Emissions Taxation in Durable Goods Oligopoly Emissions Taxation in Durable Goods Oligopoly. http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/ecwp/178
Goering, G. E. (1992a). Oligopolies and product durability. In International Journal of Industrial Organization (Vol. 10).
Goering, G. E. (1992b). Oligopolies and product durability. In International Journal of Industrial Organization (Vol. 10).
Jayarajan, D., Siddarth, S., & Silva-Risso, J. (2018). Cannibalization vs. competition: An empirical study of the impact of product durability on automobile demand. International Journal of Research in Marketing, 35(4), 641–660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2018.09.001
Jensen, P. B., Laursen, L. N., & Haase, L. M. (2021). Barriers to product longevity: A review of business, product development and user perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production, 313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127951
Kurz, R. (2015). Quality, obsolescence and unsustainable innovation. Ekonomski vjesnik/Econviews-Review of Contemporary Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Issues, 28(2), 511-522.
Levhari, D., & Srinivasan, T. N. (1969). Durability of Consumption Goods: Competition versus Monopoly (Vol. 59, Issue 1).
Sadiq, M., Adil, M., & Paul, J. (2021). An innovation resistance theory perspective on purchase of eco-friendly cosmetics. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102369
Saleh, J. H. (2008). Durability choice and optimal design lifetime for complex engineering systems. Journal of Engineering Design, 19(4), 377–400. https://doi.org/10.1080/09544820701474186
Schiraldi, P., & Nava, F. (2012). Resale and Collusion in A Dynamic Market for Semidurable Goods. Journal of Industrial Economics, 60(2), 274–298. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6451.2012.00484.x
Schmalensee, R. (1970). Regulation and the Durability of Goods. In Source: The Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science (Vol. 1, Issue 1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/3003022
Schmalensee, R. (1979). Market Structure, Durability, and Quality: A Selective Survey. Economic Inquiry, 17(2), 177–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.1979.tb00307.x
Sonntag, V. (2000). Sustainability-in light of competitiveness. In Ecological Economics (Vol. 34). www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolecon
Strausz, R., & Sasaki, D. (2008). Collusion and durability. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/epub.13306
Swan, P. L. (1970). Durability of Consumption Goods (Vol. 60, Issue 5).
Waldman, M. (1996a). Durable Goods Pricing When Quality Matters. In Source: The Journal of Business (Vol. 69, Issue 4). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2353406
Waldman, M. (1996b). Planned Obsolescence and the R&D Decision. In Source: The RAND Journal of Economics (Vol. 27, Issue 3).
Waldman, M. (2003). Durable Goods Theory for Real World Markets. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(1), 131–154.
Premature Obsolescence
Aladeojebi, T. K. (2013). Planned Obsolescence. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 4(6). http://www.ijser.org
Bakker, C. A., Mugge, R., Boks, C., & Oguchi, M. (2021). Understanding and managing product lifetimes in support of a circular economy. In Journal of Cleaner Production (Vol. 279). Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123764
Bisschop, L., Hendlin, Y., & Jaspers, J. (2022). Designed to break planned obsolescence as corporate environmental crime. Crime, Law and Social Change, 78(3), 271–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-022-10023-4
Brendel, J. (2016a). Planned Obsolescence and Product-Service Systems: Linking Two Contradictory Business Models. https://doi.org/10.1688/JCSM-2016-01-Kessler
Brendel, J. (2016b). Planned Obsolescence and Product-Service Systems: Linking Two Contradictory Business Models. https://doi.org/10.1688/JCSM-2016-01-Kessler
Bulow, J. (1986). An Economic Theory of Planned Obsolescence. In Source: The Quarterly Journal of Economics (Vol. 101, Issue 4). https://about.jstor.org/terms
Cooper, T. (2005). Slower consumption: Reflections on product life spans and the “throwaway society.” Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9(1–2), 51–67. https://doi.org/10.1162/1088198054084671
Gecit, B. B. (2020). Planned obsolescence: a keyword analysis. Pressacademia, 7(4), 227–233. https://doi.org/10.17261/pressacademia.2020.1335
Kramer, K.-L. (2012). Sustainability, User Experience, and Design. In User Experience in the Age of Sustainability (pp. 1–30). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-387795-6.00001-9
Kuppelwieser, V. G., Klaus, P., Manthiou, A., & Boujena, O. (2019). Consumer responses to planned obsolescence. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 47, 157–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.11.014
Mellal, M. A. (2020). Obsolescence – A review of the literature. Technology in Society, 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101347
Monserand, A. (2022). Buying into inequality: a macroeconomic analysis linking accelerated obsolescence, interpersonal inequality, and potential for degrowth. https://www.elgaronline.com/
planned obsolencescne in circular economy. (n.d.).
Rivera, J. L., & Lallmahomed, A. (2016). Environmental implications of planned obsolescence and product lifetime: a literature review. In International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 119–129). Taylor and Francis Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2015.1099757
The Great Light Bulb cospiracy. (n.d.).
Waldman, M. (1996a). Planned Obsolescence and the R&D Decision. In Source: The RAND Journal of Economics (Vol. 27, Issue 3).
Waldman, M. (1996b). Planned Obsolescence and the R&D Decision. In Source: The RAND Journal of Economics (Vol. 27, Issue 3).
Working Time
Antal, M., Lehmann, B., Guimaraes, T., Halmos, A., & Lukács, B. (2024). Shorter hours wanted? A systematic review of working-time preferences and outcomes. International Labour Review, 163(1), 25–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12406
Antal, M., Plank, B., Mokos, J., & Wiedenhofer, D. (2020). Is working less really good for the environment? A systematic review of the empirical evidence for resource use, greenhouse gas emissions and the ecological footprint. In Environmental Research Letters (Vol. 16, Issue 1). IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abceec
Batut, C., Garnero, A., & Tondini, A. (2023). The employment effects of working time reductions: Sector-level evidence from European reforms. Industrial Relations, 62(3), 217–232. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12323
Goerlich, C., & Vis, B. (2024). Different Ways of Promoting Working Time Reduction: A Comparative Analysis of Actors, Motives, Forms, and Approaches in Germany, Ireland, and Spain. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 26(2), 159–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2024.2332437
Gunderson, R. (2018). Degrowth and other quiescent futures: Pioneering proponents of an idler society. Journal of Cleaner Production, 198, 1574–1582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.039
Hanbury, H., Bader, C., & Moser, S. (2019). Reducing working hours as a means to foster low(er)-carbon lifestyles? An exploratory study on Swiss employees. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11072024
Kallis, G. (2013). Societal metabolism, working hours and degrowth: A comment on Sorman and Giampietro. Journal of Cleaner Production, 38, 94–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.06.015
Lukács, B., & Antal, M. (2022). The reduction of working time: definitions and measurement methods. Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy, 18(1), 710–730. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2111921
Lukács, B., & Antal, M. (2023). The practical feasibility of working time reduction: Do we have sufficient data? Ecological Economics, 204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107629
Luzzati, T., Distefano, T., Ialenti, S., & Andreoni, V. (2022). The circular economy and longer product lifetime: Framing the effects on working time and waste. Journal of Cleaner Production, 380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134836
Sekulova, F., Kallis, G., Rodríguez-Labajos, B., & Schneider, F. (2013). Degrowth: From theory to practice. Journal of Cleaner Production, 38, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.06.022
Spiegelaere, S. de, & Piasna, A. (n.d.). The why and the how of working time reduction.