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Energy efficiency and consumption — the rebound effect — a survey
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In this paper, a review of some of the relevant literature from the US offers definitions and identifies sources including direct, secondary, and economy-wide sources and concludes that the range of estimates for the size of the rebound effect is very low to moderate.About:
This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2000-06-01. It has received 1867 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rebound effect (conservation) & Energy consumption.read more
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Consumption, waste and (un)sustainable development: reflections on the Dutch holiday of Queen’s day
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the implication of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis, postmaterialist values theory, and ecological modernization theory all of which express a certain relationship between the wealth of a nation and their environment impact.
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Theoretical implications of institutional, environmental, and technological changes for capacity choices of water projects
Yang Xie,David Zilberman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a model for determining the optimal capacities of water projects, including, but not limited to, diversion dams, flood control dams, water transfer projects, and rainwater harvesting systems, is presented.
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Sustainable Transport Studies in Asia
Akimasa Fujiwara,Junyi Zhang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive travel demand analysis in Asian Developing Megacities is presented, along with an integrated policy analysis of sustainable urban and transportation development for sustainable tourism in Asia.
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Exploring the role of households’ hurdle rates and demand elasticities in meeting Danish energy-savings target
Kristoffer Steen Andersen,Kristoffer Steen Andersen,Catharina Wiese,Stefan Petrovic,Russell McKenna +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the potential for meeting Denmark's Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) target through a policy-induced increase in households' investments in energy efficiency retrofits and showed that reducing the hurdle rate from 25% to 4% could meet more than a third of Danish energy-saving requirements for the period 2021-2030.
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Exploring the Adaptation-mitigation Relationship: Does Information on the Costs of Adapting to Climate Change Influence Support for Mitigation?
TL;DR: Can information about adaptation costs influence citizens' willingness to support climate change mitigation? as mentioned in this paper found that people are concerned that policy discussions on adaptation might present climate change, and they are concerned about the impact of climate change on their daily lives.
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Economics and consumer behavior
Angus Deaton,John Muellbauer +1 more
TL;DR: Deaton and Muellbauer as mentioned in this paper introduced generations of students to the economic theory of consumer behaviour and used it in applied econometrics, including consumer index numbers, household characteristics, demand, and household welfare comparisons.
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Technology, Prices, and the Derived Demand for Energy
Ernst R. Berndt,David O. Wood +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an industrial demand for energy is essentially a derived demand: the firm's demand for the energy is an input, derived from demand for a firm's output, which is an output.
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Individual Discount Rates and the Purchase and Utilization of Energy-Using Durables
TL;DR: In this article, a model of individual behavior in the purchase and utilization of energy-using durables is presented, where the tradeoff between capital costs for more energy efficient appliances and operating costs for the appliances is emphasized.
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Economic Implications of Mandated Efficiency in Standards for Household Appliances
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the indiscriminate use of mandated standards will backfire, but a mix of selective standards and reliance on prices as a restraint can be effective.
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Qualitative Choice Analysis: Theory, Econometrics, and an Application to Automobile Demand
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed study of automobile demand and use, presenting forecasts based on the powerful new techniques of qualitative choice analysis and standard regression techniques, which are combined to analyze situations that neither alone can accurately forecast.