The rebound effect: Microeconomic definitions, limitations and extensions

Ecological Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 636-649

  Sorrell, Steve ^a   Dimitropoulos, John ^a  

^a Freeman Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy demand; Energy efficiency; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; MICROECONOMICS; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 40749129282     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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