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Critical Raw Materials Index - CRMI

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In this paper, we present a critical raw materials index (CRMI) that represents the price dynamics of the raw materials required for the low-carbon transition. Using a unique market and trade dataset covering 29 critical raw materials from 2012 to 2023, we construct a weekly trade weighted price index following a robust methodological framework. The relevance of our index is demonstrated through a validation process including a plausibility analysis and a comparability analysis. In addition, a sensitivity analysis provides empirical evidence of the robustness of our index to alternative data treatment, weighting factors and weighting schemes. Our framework offers policymakers a useful price benchmark to track the underlying metal market dynamics required by the growing clean energy sectors.

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  • Jean-Baptiste Hasse & Capucine Nobletz, 2024. "Critical Raw Materials Index - CRMI," AMSE Working Papers 2428, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France.
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    Keywords

    Critical Raw Materials Index (CRMI); Energy Transition; Index Construction; Metal prices.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation
    • Q4 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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