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		| Kok-tiong  Lim  | 
	
	
		| Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya | 
	
	
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		| Faculty of Economics and Administration | 
	
	
		| University of Malaya | 
	
	
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		| Kuala Lumpur,  50603 | 
	
	
		| Malaysia | 
	
	
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		| kttlim@yahoo.com | 
	
	
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		JEL Areas: G2 : Financial Institutions and Services: General G1 : General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) |