Research

Publications & Working Papers

  • Carrera, C., Martínez-de-Albéniz, V., & Sosa, M. E. (2026). The Bright Side of Lower Quality: Evidence from Restaurant Exploration. Management Science, 72(5), 3847–3864.
  • Carrera, C., Duran, S., Atasu, A., & Van Wassenhove, L. N. (2025). Clean Energy, Material Scarcity and Urban Mining. INSEAD Working Paper No. 2025/38/TOM. Major revision at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
  • Carrera, C., Atasu, A., Van Wassenhove, L. N., & Ciocan, D. F. (2025). Diffusion in Circularity: The Missing Link in Closed-Loop Supply Chain Research.
  • Carrera, C., & Berenguer, G. (2026). Keep, Donate,… or Sell? Charities’ Survival in Second-Hand Apparel Markets.

Research in Progress

  • Carrera, C., Saéz de Tejada, A., & Stavrou, M. (2026). (Un)Prepared for a Changing World: Adaptive Responses to Geopolitical Disruptions in Critical Mineral Supply Chains.
  • Vercammen, A., Carrera, C., & Boute, R. (2026). When is Remanufacturing Worth It? Minimizing Costs under the Right-to-Repair.

Research Funding

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2026–2028.
    • Project: RETHREAD (REthinking The Humanitarian Resale Ecosystem for Apparel Donations).
    • Supervisor: Victor Martínez de Albéniz.
    • Amount: €194,074.56.

Articles for Practitioners

  • “How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy,” The Conversation, September 6, 2023. [link] — based on the Urban Mining paper.
  • “Cheap and cheerful? Why low online ratings can actually produce better experiences,” IESE Insight, November 20, 2025. [link] — based on the restaurant exploration paper.