Richard C. K. Burdekin Claremont McKenna College   Robert Day School of Economics & Finance 500 E. Ninth Street Claremont, CA 91711-6400 United States   rburdekin@cmc.edu             JEL Areas: E5 : Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General G1 : General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)