Indirect rebound effects on the consumer level: A state-of-the-art literature review

Autor: Dennis Appenfeller, Anke Jacksohn, Ingo Balderjahn, Wassili Lasarov, Stefan Hoffmann, Katrin Rehdanz, Alexandra Hüttel, Hanna Reimers
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, Vol 3, Iss, Pp 100032-(2021)
ISSN: 2666-7843
Popis: Indirect rebound effects on the consumer level occur when potential greenhouse gas emission savings from the usage of more efficient technologies or more sufficient consumption in one consumption area are partially or fully offset through the consumers’ adverse behavioral responses in other areas. As both economic (e.g., price effects) and psychological (e.g., moral licensing) mechanisms can stimulate these indirect rebound effects, they have been studied in different fields, including economics, industrial ecology, psychology, and consumer research. Consequently, the literature is highly fragmented and disordered. To integrate the body of knowledge for an interdisciplinary audience, we review and summarize the previous literature, covering the microeconomic quantification of indirect rebounds based on observed expenditure behavior and the psychological processes underlying indirect rebounds. The literature review reveals that economic quantifications and psychological processes of indirect rebound effects have not yet been jointly analyzed. We derive directions for future studies, calling for a holistic research agenda that integrates economic and psychological mechanisms.
Databáze: OpenAIRE