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Jevons paradox – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Friday, January 6th, 2012

In economics, the Jevons paradox (sometimes Jevons effect) is the proposition that technological progress that increases the efficiency with which a resource is used, tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of that resource.[1]…

Jevons paradox – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Friday, January 6th, 2012

In economics, the Jevons paradox (sometimes Jevons effect) is the proposition that technological progress that increases the efficiency with which a resource is used, tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of that resource.[1]…