Jevons paradox
In economics, the Jevons paradox, or Jevons effect, is said to occur when technological improvements that increase the efficiency of a resource's use lead to a rise, rather than a fall, in total consumption of that resource. Greater efficiency reduces the amount of the resource needed per application, lowering its effective cost; if demand is sufficiently price elastic, this induces demand, frequently resulting in a net increase of total resource consumption.
Jevons paradox - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Efficiency leads to increased demand Coal-burning factories in 19th-century Manchester , England. Improved technology allowed coal to fuel the Industrial Revolution , greatly increasing the consumption of coal. The Jevons paradox (pronounced /ˈdʒɛ.vənz/ , JEV-ənz) or Jevons effect is an economic phenomenon said to occur when technological improvements that increase the efficiency of a resource's use lead to a rise, rather than a fall, in total consumption of that resource. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Greater efficienc
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