Jevons paradox

economical theory that increased efficiency in use of a resource also tends to increase consumption of that resource
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Jevons paradox

Summary

Jevons paradox is a paradox[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,556 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jevons paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[3].
  • Jevons paradox's instance of is recorded as economics law[4].
  • William Stanley Jevons is named after Jevons paradox[5].
  • Jevons paradox's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2009007092[6].
  • Jevons paradox's subclass of is recorded as industrial ecology[7].
  • Jevons paradox's subclass of is recorded as energy conservation[8].
  • Jevons paradox's Commons category is recorded as Jevons paradox[9].
  • Jevons paradox's said to be the same as is recorded as rebound effect[10].
  • Jevons paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03x1gv[11].
  • Jevons paradox's facet of is recorded as scientific progress[12].
  • Jevons paradox's partially coincident with is recorded as Wirth's law[13].
  • Jevons paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777627550[14].
  • Jevons paradox's A Dictionary of Geography entry ID is recorded as 3967[15].

Why It Matters

Jevons paradox ranks in the top 3% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,556 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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