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Academic Papers and Thesis

For the prolific academic writers, I am yet to add one more to the list. For now I will populate the internet.

  • Lefebvre, Marie; Lofthouse, Vicky; Wilson, Garrath (2018): Towards a circular economy: exploring factors to repair broken electrical and electronics products by users with pro-environmental inclination. Loughborough University. Conference contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/34474 
  • Lefebvre, Marie (2019): To repair or not to repair: an investigation of the factors influencing prosumer repair propensity. Loughborough University. Thesis. https://doi.org/10.26174/thesis.lboro.11365325.v1

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