TY  - JOUR
A1  - Biewendt, Marcel
A1  - Blaschke, Florian
A1  - Böhnert, Arno
T1  - The rebound effect – a systematic review of the current state of affairs
T2  - European Journal of Economics and Business Studies
N2  - This publication is intended to present the current state of research on the rebound effect. First, a systematic literature review is carried out to outline (current) scientific models and theories. Research Question 1 follows with a mathematical introduction of the rebound effect, which shows the interdependence of consumer behaviour, technological progress, and interwoven effects for both. Thereupon, the research field is analysed for gaps and limitations by a systematic literature review. To ensure quantitative and qualitative results, a review protocol is used that integrates two different stages and covers all relevant publications released between 2000 and 2019. Accordingly, 392 publications were identified that deal with the rebound effect. These papers were reviewed to obtain relevant information on the two research questions. The literature review shows that research on the rebound effect is not yet comprehensive and focuses mainly on the effect itself rather than solutions to avoid it. Research Question 2 finds that the main gap, and thus the limitations, is that not much research has been published on the actual avoidance of the rebound effect yet. This is a major limitation for practical application by decision-makers and politicians. Therefore, a theoretical analysis was carried out to identify potential theories and ideas to avoid the rebound effect. The most obvious idea to solve this problem is the theory of a Steady-State Economy (SSE), which has been described and reviewed.
KW  - sustainability
KW  - rebound-effect
KW  - literature
KW  - systematic
KW  - critical
KW  - SSE) JEL : O33
KW  - review
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/11196
SN  - 2601-8659
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
SP  - 106
EP  - 120
PB  - Revistia
CY  - London
ER  -