Jevons Paradox

Question 1

Who was the economist and logician behind the Jevons paradox?

Answer 1

William Stanley Jevons

Question 2

What does Jevons paradox argue?

Answer 2

More efficiency = more consumption

Question 3

What is an example of Jevons paradox in use?

Answer 3

The steam train was an effective and efficient use of coal. However this increased coal use overall, because steam train use increased hugely.
Enlarges the field of operations.

Question 4

What is a criticism of Jevons paradox?

Answer 4

Hard to measure this at a small scale. Yes this may be true on an industrial scale, ut it is hard to measure on a small scale