Does the energy-efficiency paradox exist? Technological progress and uncertainty

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-112

  van Soest, Daan P ^a   Bulte, Erwin H ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy saving; Technological change

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 0035062620     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011112406964     Document Type: Article

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