Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name:  Anna Dahlqvist, Tommy Lundgren, and Per-Olov Marklund
Title:  The Rebound Effect in Energy-Intensive Industries: A Factor Demand Model with Asymmetric Price Response
Classification-JEL: F0
Pages:  177-204
Volume:  Volume 42
Issue:  Number 3
Year:  2021
Abstract:  The purpose of this paper is to estimate industry-specific direct rebound effects and to relate these effects to industry energy efficiency programs. The rebound effect represents economic behavior that will offset energy savings from energy efficiency improvements. The paper focuses on four energy intense sectors in Sweden; pulp and paper, iron and steel, chemical, and mining, during 2001'2012. We apply a factor demand model that allows for asymmetric energy price responses, i.e. that firms respond differently to increasing and decreasing energy prices. The results show considerable rebound effects. For electricity and non-fossil fuels, efficiency improvements could even 'backfire'. To mitigate this effect, policies, such as voluntary energy efficiency programs, should be combined with an increase in energy taxes if the ambition is to reduce overall energy use.
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