Empirical estimates of the direct rebound effect: A review

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1356-1371

  Sorrell, Steve ^a   Dimitropoulos, John ^b   Sommerville, Matt ^c  

^a Freeman Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Rebound effect; Take back

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENERGY SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY SERVICES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; REBOUND EFFECT; TAKE-BACK;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; OECD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 63149188577     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.11.026     Document Type: Article

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