A microeconomic framework for evaluating energy efficiency rebound and some implications

Energy Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-21

  Borenstein, Severin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Backfire; Conservation; Energy efficiency gap; Energy services; Fuel economy; Lighting efficiency; Takeback

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919433160     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.36.1.1     Document Type: Article

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