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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.
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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.

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Increasing Energy Efficiency in Existing Residential Buildings: A Case Study of the Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP)

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of the Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP) is used to analyze the larger statewide effort to increase energy efficiency in existing residential buildings to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rebound-Effekte aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive: Ergebnisse aus Fokusgruppen im Rahmen des REBOUND-Projektes

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an explorativen Fokusgruppenstudie psychologische and soziologische Einflussfaktoren von Rebound-Effekten.
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The Impact of Technological Change and Lifestyles on the Energy Demand of Households. A Combination of Aggregate and Individual Household Analysis

TL;DR: In this article, the authors integrate technology and socio-demographic factors into a model of total private consumption, where private consumption is determined by economic variables like income and prices as well as these other factors.
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Efficient Consumption of Energy: the role of energy mix

TL;DR: This thesis is for research or private study purposes only, and the author's right to be identified as the author of this thesis is recognized.
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Economics and consumer behavior

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

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.
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