John Tilton, Research Professor and University Professor Emeritus

Contact Info
Office: Room 110, Engineering Hall
Phone: 303.273.3485
Fax: 303.273.3416
jtilton@mines.edu

Tilton CV

Education

PhD, Economics, Yale University

MA, Economics, Yale University

BA, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton

University

Courses Taught

EBGN 311 Microeconomics

EBGN 535 Economics of Metal Industries and Markets

EBGN 590 Econometrics and Forecasting

Professional Experience

2005-present Research Professor of Economics and Business, and University Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines

2003-present Profesor de la Cátedra de Economía de Minerales, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

2008-2008 Guest Professor, Institute of Environmental Decisions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).

1985-2005 William J. Coulter Professor of Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines

2002-2002 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Energy Sciences, Kyoto University

1994-1998 Director, Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines

1992-1992 Fulbright Scholar, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris

1991-1991 Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future

1972-1985 Professor of Mineral Economics, The Pennsylvania State University

1982-1984 Research Leader, Mineral Trade and Markets Project, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

1977-1977 Economic Affairs Officer, Minerals and Metals Branch, Commodities Division, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

1970-1972 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Maryland

1967-1970 Research Associate, Economic Studies Division, The Brookings Institution

Research Specialization

Natural resource economics
Environmental economics
International trade
Industrial organization
Mining: economic and policy issues
Depletion and the availability of mineral commodities
Metal production, trade, and use
Recycling
Material substitution
Commodity market
Mineral commodities, the environment, and sustainable development

Selected Recent Publications
"Investor Demand and Spot Commodity Prices," Resources Policy, Vol. 35 (2011), pp. 187-195. Co-authored with David Humphreys and Marian Radetzki.

“Using the Cumulative Availability Curve to Assess the Threat of Mineral Depletion: The Case of Lithium,” Resources Policy, Vol. 34 (2009), pp. 185-194. Co-authored with Andrés Yaksic.

“Using Exploration Expenditures to Assess the Climate for Mineral Investment,” Resources Policy, Vol. 33 (2008), pp. 179-187. Co-authored with J. Joaquin Jara and Gustavo Lagos.

“The Real, Real Price of Nonrenewable Resources: Copper 1870-2000,” World Development, Vol. 34, No. 3 (March 2006), pp. 501-519. Co-authored with Peter Svedberg.

“Depletion and the Long-Run Availability of Mineral Commodities,” in Michael E. Doggett and John R. Parry, eds., Wealth Creation in the Minerals Industry: Integrating Science, Business and Education (Littleton, CO: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 12, 2006), pp. 61-70.

Select Recent Presentations

Mongolia - The Resource Curse: Causes and Cures

Critical Energy and Mineral Resources: Challenges and Opportunities

Assessing the Long-Run Availability of Mineral Commodities

Books

Mining Royalties: A Global Study of their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society (Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2006). Co-authored with James Otto, Craig Andrews, Fred Cawood, Michael Doggett, Pietro Guj, Frank Stermole, and John Stermole.

On Borrowed Time? Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 2003).

View From the Helm (London: Mining Journal Books, 1995). Editor.

Mineral Wealth and Economic Development (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 1992). Editor.

Competitiveness in Metals: The Impact of Public Policy (London: Mining Journal Books, 1992). Co-edited with Merton J. Peck and Hans H. Landsberg.

World Metal Demand: Trends and Prospects (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 1990). Editor.

World Mineral Exploration: Trends and Economic Issues (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 1988). Co-edited with Roderick G. Eggert and Hans H. Landsberg.

Mineral and Mining Policy in Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby: Institute of National Affairs, 1986). Co-authored with John Millet and Richard Ward.

Material Substitution: Lessons from Tin-Using Industries (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 1983). Co-authored with Patrick D. Canavan, Frederick R. Demler, and Derek G. Gill.

The Impact of Seabed Mining: A Qualitative Analysis (Laxenburg, Austria: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 1983).

Policy and the Diffusion of Technology: An International Comparison of Large Fossil-Fueled Generating Units (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1978). Co-authored with John H. DeYoung, Jr.

The Future of Nonfuel Minerals (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1977).

International Diffusion of Technology: The Case of Semiconductors (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1971).