Jeyakrishna Velauthapillai University in Hagen   University in Hagen Department of Economics Universitätsstr. 11 (TGZ) Hagen, 58084 Germany   jeyakrishna.velauthapillai@fernuni-hagen.de             JEL Areas: R2 : Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Household Analysis: General R3 : Production Analysis and Firm Location: General