Is world metal consumption in disarray?

Resources Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 61-74

  Tcha, M ^a   Takashina, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Divisia indexes; Elasticities; Metals consumption; The law of demand

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER; ELASTICITY; LEAD; NICKEL; TIN;

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS;

STEEL;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARKET CONDITIONS; METAL; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EID: 0036524626     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4207(03)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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