Economic and social determinants of global physical flows of critical metals. (June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shigetomi, Yosuke; Nansai, Keisuke; Kagawa, Shigemi; Kondo, Yasushi; Tohno, Susumu
• Is Part Of: Resources policy. Volume 52(2017)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 113
• Publication Date: 2017-06
• Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- Periodicals; Ressources minérales -- Périodiques; Ressources naturelles -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Périodiques; 333.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2017.02.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-4207

Abstract

Highlights: The socio-economic drivers of global flows of critical metals were analyzed. A gravity model was applied to identify the drivers of the metal flows. The critical metals examined were neodymium, cobalt, and platinum. Per-capita GDP, population, and inter-regional distance affect global flows. The proposed method can potentially be used to project critical metal flows.