Sameer Kumar University of Malaya   Asia-Europe Institute Lembah Pantai University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia   sameer@um.edu.my   aei.um.edu.my           JEL Areas: E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data) A1 : General Economics: General