The Author: Christoph Martin Lieb was born in 1972 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He studied economics and mathematics at the University of Basel. Between 1998 and 2001 he wrote his thesis at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Environmental Economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2001 he has been working in Berne for Ecoplan, Economic Research and Policy Consultancy.

• Contents: The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Survey of the Empirical and Theoretical Literature – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Satiation – Cardinal Utility in Static and Dynamic Optimization Problems – A Simple Static Model: Reconsidering the Model of McConnell – A Dynamic Extension to McConnell’s Model – The Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution: Reconsidering the Model of Selden and Song – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Flow versus Stock Pollution – The Neglect of Future Damages: Myopic Governments – When Abatement Increases Pollution: Far-sighted Governments.

The Author: Christoph Martin Lieb was born in 1972 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He studied economics and mathematics at the University of Basel. Between 1998 and 2001 he wrote his thesis at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Environmental Economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2001 he has been working in Berne for Ecoplan, Economic Research and Policy Consultancy.

• Contents: The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Survey of the Empirical and Theoretical Literature – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Satiation – Cardinal Utility in Static and Dynamic Optimization Problems – A Simple Static Model: Reconsidering the Model of McConnell – A Dynamic Extension to McConnell’s Model – The Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution: Reconsidering the Model of Selden and Song – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Flow versus Stock Pollution – The Neglect of Future Damages: Myopic Governments – When Abatement Increases Pollution: Far-sighted Governments.

The Author: Christoph Martin Lieb was born in 1972 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. He studied economics and mathematics at the University of Basel. Between 1998 and 2001 he wrote his thesis at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Environmental Economics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Since 2001 he has been working in Berne for Ecoplan, Economic Research and Policy Consultancy.

• Contents: The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Survey of the Empirical and Theoretical Literature – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Satiation – Cardinal Utility in Static and Dynamic Optimization Problems – A Simple Static Model: Reconsidering the Model of McConnell – A Dynamic Extension to McConnell’s Model – The Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution: Reconsidering the Model of Selden and Song – The Environmental Kuznets Curve and Flow versus Stock Pollution – The Neglect of Future Damages: Myopic Governments – When Abatement Increases Pollution: Far-sighted Governments.