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The role of rare earth prices for consumer prices: an ignored factor?

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Pages 5890-5894 | Published online: 19 Jul 2017
 

ABSTRACT

The article explores the role of a new determinant that accounts for driving consumer prices, i.e. rare earth prices. Rare earths are used for many advanced manufacturing and military technologies. Performing a number of panel methodological approaches, panel cointegration findings support the initial insight of the authors and illustrate a positive effect on consumer prices across all rare earths.

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Acknowledgements

The authors need to express their gratitude to a referee of this journal whose comments and suggestions enhanced the merit of this work. Special thanks also go to the Editor who gave us the opportunity to revise their work.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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