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> Jevons paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary f
by Lichtso 4y ago
> Jevons paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the falling cost of use increases its demand, increasing, rather than reducing, resource use.
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