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Jevons paradox

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技術進歩によって資源の使用効率が向上すると、その資源の消費量が減少するのではなく、かえって増加する傾向があるという経済学上の命題
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経済学者たちは、効率を高める技術的進歩が資源消費を増やす傾向があるというジェヴォンズの逆説が、急速な技術革新の時代にも当てはまるかどうかを議論している。

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(economics) The proposition that technological progress that increases the efficiency with which a resource is used tends to increase (rather than decrease) the rate of consumption of that resource.

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Jevons paradox

Economists debate whether the Jevons paradox still applies in an era of rapid technological innovation.

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Economists debate whether the Jevons paradox still applies in an era of rapid technological innovation.

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