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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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Emission reduction activities in private households: Development of evaluation criteria and an application to the transport sector : working paper
TL;DR: Off4Firms as mentioned in this paper is an applied research and innovation project aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption of private households, where firms can evaluate measures aiming at reductions in energy use and CO2 emissions in their employees' private lives.
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Fuel Efficiency and Automobile Travel in Germany: Don’t Forget the Rebound Effect!
TL;DR: The improvement of energy efficiency is often asserted to be one of the most promising options to reduce both the usage of energy and associated negative externalities, such as carbon dioxide emissions as mentioned in this paper.
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Do Sustainability Labels Make Us More Negligent? Rebound and Moral Licensing Effects in the Clothing Industry
TL;DR: In this paper, the clothing industry is receiving more attention due to mass production and its significant impact on the planet, and fashion brands are introducing sustainable lines and circular economies in their business model to reduce their energy consumption, advocating for environmental protection and other activities.
Can a Reduction in Fuel Use Result from an Endogenous Technical Progress in Motor Vehicles? A Partial and General Equilibrium Analysis
TL;DR: In this article, the authors employ a partial equilibrium approach to model private transport consumption as a household self-produced commodity formed by vehicle and fuel use, and show that under certain conditions vehicle-augmenting technical improvements can reduce fuel use.
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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.