Heterogeneity in the Rebound Effect – Further Evidence for Germany

28 Pages Posted: 12 Dec 2010

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Manuel Frondel

RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research ; Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)

Nolan Ritter

Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen)

Colin Vance

RWI – Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research; Jacobs University Bremen

Date Written: December 9, 2010

Abstract

Rebound effects measure the behaviorally induced off set in the reduction of energy consumption following efficiency improvements. Using both panel estimation and quantile-regression methods on household travel diary data collected in Germany between 1997 and 2009, this study investigates the heterogeneity of the rebound effect in private transport. With the average rebound effect being in the range of 57% to 62%, our results are in line with a recent German study by FRONDEL, PETERS, and VANCE (2008), but are substantially larger than those obtained from other studies. Furthermore, our quantile-regression results indicate that the magnitude of estimated fuel price elasticities – from which rebound effects can be derived – depends inversely on the household’s driving intensity: Households with low vehicle mileage exhibit fuel price elasticities, and hence rebound effects, that are significantly larger than those for households with high vehicle mileage.

Keywords: Automobile travel, rebound effect, panel models, quantile regression

JEL Classification: D13, Q41

Suggested Citation

Frondel, Manuel and Ritter, Nolan and Vance, Colin, Heterogeneity in the Rebound Effect – Further Evidence for Germany (December 9, 2010). Ruhr Economic Paper No. 227, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1722629 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1722629

Manuel Frondel (Contact Author)

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Nolan Ritter

Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) ( email )

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Germany

Colin Vance

RWI – Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research ( email )

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Jacobs University Bremen ( email )

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