The rebound effect: Microeconomic definitions, limitations and extensions

Fiscal Policy and $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU

“…The existence of the effect is undisputed, but its magnitude remains an issue of debate (see e.g. Brookes 2000;Binswanger 2001;Sorrell and Dimitroupolos 2008). Frondel and Vance (2014) estimated that 44-71 % of potential energy savings from efficiency improvements in Germany between 1997 and 2012 were lost due to increased driving.…”

Economic Growth in the USA and Germany 1960–2013: The Underestimated Role of Energy

“…And long ago Tryon (1927) already stated: "Anything as important in industrial life as power deserves more attention than it has yet received from economists … A theory of production that will really explain how wealth is produced must analyze the contribution of the element energy." Saunders (2008) carefully and critically discussed energy-dependent production functions that may be appropriate for energy consumption analyses, especially with respect to the rebound effect (Sorrell and Dimitropoulos 2008;Brockway et al 2017). Stern (2011) proposed "to modify Solow's growth model by adding an energy input that has low substitutability with capital and labor, while allowing the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor to remain at unity."…”

What if consumers decided to all ‘go green’? Environmental rebound effects from consumption decisions

“…In the context of cost-effective new technology, rebound effects are generally classified as direct, indirect, or economy wide (Sorrell and Dimitropoulos, 2008). Direct effects (or price effects) occur when new technology decreases the effective price of a good or service, and consumers adapt by consuming more of that good or service.…”