China is now the world's largest consumer and producer of copper. Its demand for the commodity has soared in tandem with the country's industrialization process, given copper's extensive use in infrastructure (e.g., plumbing, telecommunication wiring, and building materials) and manufacturing...

Global value chains research has generated a resurgence in Leontief-style input-output analysis, since the introduction of publicly available international input-output (IIO) tables. This paper is designed to clearly present Leontief concepts and applications for international economists who may...