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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2006 erstellt
Description:
The introduction of cleaner technologies may often backfire as the induced increase in output of the concerned good might overwhelm the positive environmental effect emanating directly from the decreased in emissions per unit output. This paper proves some elementary theorems about such rebound and backfire effects. The most basic and important result is the existence of an inverted U shaped curve between emissions per unit of output and pollution