@article{ref1,
title="Vehicle fuel economy and vehicle miles traveled: an empirical investigation of Jevon's Paradox",
journal="Energy research and social science",
year="2018",
author="Munyon, Vinola Vincent and Bowen, William M. and Holcombe, John",
volume="38",
number="",
pages="19-27",
abstract="There has been, in recent decades, a concerted effort to promote energy efficiency as a means to reduce energy consumption. The general thesis is that, ceteris paribus, an increase in energy efficiency leads to a decrease in the consumption of the good or service rendered efficient. This is in opposition to Jevons' Paradox which states that &quot;It is wholly a confusion of ideas to suppose that the economical use of fuel is equivalent to a diminished consumption. The very contrary is the truth…&quot; This study examines whether Jevons' Paradox holds when all available factors that could affect consumption of an efficient good/service are controlled for. Using vehicle fuel economy as a measure of energy efficiency and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) as a measure of consumption, the study examines whether, other things being held equal, a more fuel efficient vehicle accrues greater Vehicle Miles Traveled. The findings indicate that in this case Jevons' Paradox does hold true; a 1% increase in fuel efficiency was associated with a 1.2% increase in VMT.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2214-6296",
doi="10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.007"
}