Applied Econometric Modeling of Non-Ferrous Metal Markets—The Case of the Ocean Floor Nodules

The history of metal model building at Wharton goes back to the early 1960’s and covers a range of non-ferrous metals from A (aluminum) to Z (zinc). ¹ Models have been built and exercised for a broad variety of purposes including:

Forecasting

Stockpile management

Price stabilization and buffer stock policy, and

Studies of world-wide commodity inflation.