Arbeitspapier

Analyzing rebound effects

Are efficiency improvements in the use of natural resources the key for sustainable development, are they the solution to environmental problems, or will second round effects - so-called rebound effects - compensate or even overcompensate potential savings, will they fire back? The answer to this question will have fundamental policy implications but the research on rebound effects does not provide clear results. This paper aims to clarify the theoretical basis of various analytical approaches which lead to widely different estimates of rebound effects.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Wuppertal Papers ; No. 177

Classification
Wirtschaft
Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Sustainable Development
Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: General
Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Demand and Supply; Prices
Energy: General
Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
Environmental Economics: General
Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Schettkat, Ronald
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie
(where)
Wuppertal
(when)
2009

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-20090317116
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Schettkat, Ronald
  • Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie

Time of origin

  • 2009

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