ReCommerce Rebound Effects: The case of second-hand apparel

Tamar Makov; Tamar Meshulam

doi:10.54337/plate2025-10421

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Tamar Makov Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7345-5864
Tamar Meshulam Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10421

Keywords:

Rebound, Reuse, Second-hand, Displacement, LCA, GHG

Author Biography

Tamar Makov, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Makov investigates the potential to address social and environmental challenges through sustainable business practices, technologies, and entrepreneurship. Adopting a systems approach, she draws from the fields of Industrial ecology, Data science, and Behavioral economics, and combines methods including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), machine learning, and psychological experiments. Her goal is to generate insights informing theory, policy, and real-world decision making on issues including sustainable food systems, the circular economy, and digitalization. Makov’s work has been published in high impact journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Nature Climate Change, and Nature communications, and is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Internet Society Foundation, Israeli Science Foundation (ISF), and the German - Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF). Makov is the head of the Circular Economy lab and an Associate Professor at the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management and the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben Gurion University. She holds a PhD and MA in Environmental Management from Yale University, and a B.Sc. in Nutrition science from HUJI.

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ReCommerce Rebound Effects

The case of second-hand apparel

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Tamar Makov, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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