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Economic and social determinants of global physical flows of critical metals

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  • Shigetomi, Yosuke
  • Nansai, Keisuke
  • Kagawa, Shigemi
  • Kondo, Yasushi
  • Tohno, Susumu

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•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.

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  • Shigetomi, Yosuke & Nansai, Keisuke & Kagawa, Shigemi & Kondo, Yasushi & Tohno, Susumu, 2017. "Economic and social determinants of global physical flows of critical metals," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 107-113.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:52:y:2017:i:c:p:107-113
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2017.02.004
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