
Identifying the Linkages between Major Mining Commodity Prices and China's Economic Growth-Implications for Latin America »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2011/86
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yongzhen Yu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 2011
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781455226023.001
ISBN: 9781455226023
Keywords: Major mining commodity, China&;amp;#x2019;s demand, economic structure, prospect, ore, iron, iron ore, copper, alumina, Economic Growth of Open Economies
Major mining commodity prices are inherently volatile and cyclical. High levels of investment in China have been a key driver in the strong world demand for minerals and metals over the past decade. The urbanizatio...