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When does eco-efficiency rebound or backfire? An analytical model

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dc.contributor.authorChenavaz, Régis Y.
dc.contributor.authorDimitrov, Stanko
dc.contributor.authorFigge, Frank
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T21:44:36Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T21:44:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-16
dc.descriptionThe final publication is available at Elsevier via http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.08.039. © 2021.This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.description.abstractIt is known that an eco-efficiency strategy, which saves resources in the production process, may be offset by a rebound effect; it may even backfire. Less known are the exact conditions under which eco-efficiency rebounds or backfires. This article fills the gap by providing an analytical model of the rebound and backfire effects. We propose an optimal control framework of dynamic pricing and eco-efficiency investment, for which eco-efficiency reduces the unit production cost and boosts the demand of environmentally concerned consumers. Results, which hold with a general demand formulation, examine the analytic conditions for the rebound and backfire effects. They also highlight the possibility of a reverse rebound effect. Such results pave the way to sounder sustainability strategies.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.08.039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/16772
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Operational Research;
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectpricingen
dc.subjectsustainabilityen
dc.subjectoptimal controlen
dc.subjectrebound effecten
dc.subjecteco-efficiencyen
dc.titleWhen does eco-efficiency rebound or backfire? An analytical modelen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChenavaz, R. Y., Dimitrov, S., & Figge, F. (2021). When does eco-efficiency rebound or backfire? An analytical model. European Journal of Operational Research, 290(2), 687-700. Chicagoen
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Management Sciencesen
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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