Copper Resources
In order to facilitate your understanding of the issues and theories relating to copper a number of resources have been provided. Much of the data is used in the worksheets but you may find the time series data given below for Zambia useful as a source of evidence.
Data
The following datasets are specifically related to the issues covered on this copper tour. They can be downloaded from the resources section of the site.
| Data set |
|---|
| Copper prices.xls |
| Average annual % change in prices .xls |
| Fertility rates and mortality rates |
| Measures of inflation |
| Comparative population growth rates.xls |
| Age Dependency and population under 14.xls |
| Budget deficit |
| Value of copper.xls |
| Net Foreign Investment.xls |
| Population |
| exports of copper.xls |
| Population growth |
| copper and cobalt production.xls |
| %of labour force employed in agriculture, industry , tertiary.xls |
| Formal and informal employment.xls |
| Formal employment by sector .xls |
| Investment.xls |
| Urban population and urban population growth rate |
Worksheets
There are also a number of worksheets associated with the tour:
Commodity Prices
Development and Growth
Population Worksheet
There is also a full listing of all the theories and all the issues considered in this Copper Tour.
