Graham A. Davis
Professor Emeritus, Economics and Business
Graham A. Davis is an Emeritus Professor of economics and business at the Colorado School of Mines, where he taught and researched mineral and energy economics for 24 years. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Davis worked as a metallurgical engineer at mines in Canada and Namibia. He has a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Queen’s University, an MBA from the University of Cape Town, and a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from the Pennsylvania State University.
His research areas include the impact of mineral extraction and trade on developing economies and the taxation and valuation of mineral and energy projects. He serves on the Editorial Board of Resources Policy, an international journal devoted to minerals policy and economics, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Commodity Markets. Past research projects have included working with UNIDO on development strategies for Mongolia and with the WTO in an analysis of global mineral trade patterns. His most recent projects include leading the Inter-American Development Bank’s analysis of fiscal regimes that apply to petroleum and mining projects in Latin America and the Caribbean and the World Bank’s review of mineral rent taxation in Africa. Dr. Davis continues to consult to the mining industry and provides expert witness services in national and international mining disputes.
Education
- PhD, Mineral Economics, Pennsylvania State University
- MBA, University of Cape Town
- BS, Metallurgical Engineering, Queen’s University at Kingston