This Master Thesis offers valuable insights for academic and policy debates on the socio-economic impacts of the global second-hand clothing trade and the inherent inequalities within this industry. Verena Mayer's work stands out for its theoretical engagement and detailed empirical...

Purpose of the study The focus area of this paper is Sustainable Consumption linked to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. It emphasizes Responsible Consumption and Production. One of the most important SDGs for the fashion industry is SDG 12. About 98 million tonnes of non-renewable...

The second-hand clothing (SHC) market has seen dynamic expansion, driven by shifts in consumer attitudes. However, motivations underlying customer engagement in this market remain largely unexplored. Accordingly, this study investigates factors driving consumer sentiment towards buying used...

Certain features of imported second-hand cars (e.g., age, degree of wear and tear, technical design) can increase their likelihood for traffic crashes. Three official datasets which cover an eight year period (2008–2015) are used to test the connection between importation of second-hand cars...

In this study, we use bibliometric analysis as a quantitative and systematic approach to assess the scientific landscape and present the existing literature, focusing on the consumer buying behaviour of second-hand clothing in the context of sustainability. We observe a decrease in the number of...

The peer-to-peer (P2P) economy is an emerging economic model where people can buy and sell, trade and share products and services with strangers online. The social interactions and the economic transactions are facilitated by digital platforms. It is believed that this model may contribute to...

Burgeoning marketplace resale, threats posed by traditional retail business, and fashion potential in sustainability foreshadow the importance of second-hand retailing. Drawing on the model of goal-directed behavior, we address these questions: How does shopping for second-hand clothing...

Obwohl Konsumenten ihrem Wunsch nach Luxusmode heute vermehrt mit Secondhand-Gütern gerecht werden, sei es aus einem Bedürfnis nach Nachhaltigkeit heraus oder aus anderen Gründen, sind bislang wenige Luxusmodemarken mit eigenen Secondhand-Plattformen in diesem Markt aktiv. Der vorliegende...

While prior research suggests that consumers are willing to pay higher prices for products with environmentally friendly attributes, this relationship may not apply to “circular economy” products because of their perceived quality issues. The main aim of this study is to assess the...

The Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’) regime has sought to replace the earlier indirect tax regime in a large measure. In the GST design an attempt has been made to incorporate international best-practices. One such aspect is composition-scheme for business dealing in second-hand goods. While...

The consumption value of a durable good diminishes as it ages due to physical deterioration and consumers' preference for the new. We develop a model of consumer specialization and trade in the market for used durables based on imperfect substitutability. Imperfect substitutability across...

We analyse the adjustment of price and quantity of a durable good following a hypothetical cartel formation. We find that, under rational expectations of the users about the next period price of the second-hand good, the new steady state is characterised by the same price as would prevail in a...

Second-hand clothes (SHC) emerge as an alternative for responsible consumption, towards sustainability, as a new opportunity for the fashion industry. This study aims to understand the perceptions and attitudes of Brazilian consumers regarding SHC on a comparative basis before and during the...

This paper investigates whether and how gentrification spreads along intercity transport connections. We consider a model with heterogeneous individuals populating a primary and a secondary city, with commuting within and between cities. By reducing the cost of intercity commuting, the HSR...

1. Introduction -- 2. Framing the scope of the research. Definitions and boundaries of the sharing economy -- 3. To share or not to share? Approaching the sharing economy -- 4. ‘Happily ever after’ The post-purchase behaviour of sharing economy consumers.

Manuscript type: Empirical Research Research Aims: This study was conducted to analyze and develop the intervariable influence within stages in S-O-R Model in second-hand fashion products context Design/methodology/approach: To fulfill the research objective, an online self-administered survey...

Reuse is still seen as a "niche phenomenon" and consumers seem to waste economic opportunities linked to buying and selling second-hand products. For this reason, this paper focuses on incentives and barriers to sell and buy second-hand products, as indicated in the literature, and applies a...

Purpose: This study aims to examine the concept of brand equity and willingness to buy second-hand products in the automobile context. The customer-based brand equity model is used as a theoretical lens to examine after-sales services, brand credibility and brand loyalty as drivers of brand...

We evaluate the effect of vehicle recalls on vehicle transactions in the second-hand market. Using a rich dataset of Dutch vehicle registrations, we exploit the quasi-experimental variation in recalls across nearly-identical cars. We find strong heterogeneities across market segment: vehicles...

Trust, as an important social capital and informal institution, has profoundly affected transaction behaviors in Chinese second-hand housing market. Based on the second-hand housing transactions of 17 cities from Lianjia database, this paper matches the birthplaces of traders with CESS2000 to...