The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition 2008 HKS Authors See citation below for complete author information. Robert Stavins A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development Citation Stavins, Robert N. "Environmental Economics." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Ed. Lawrence Blume and Steven Durlauf. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.