Elizabeth drove a clunker of a car with terrible gas mileage,so she used public transit as often as she could and drove the car only when public transit wasn't an option.After winning a fuel-efficient car in a sweepstakes draw,she stopped purchasing bus passes and drove everywhere she needed and wanted to go.What explains Elizabeth's change of behaviour?

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Jevon's paradox is the phenomenon where increasing the efficiency of a resource leads to an increase in its consumption, rather than a decrease. Elizabeth's behavior is an example of Jevon's paradox, where she switched to a more fuel-efficient car and ended up driving more frequently, increasing her overall fuel consumption.

Elizabeth Drove a Clunker of a Car with Terrible Gas