Kuo-hsuan Chin Feng Chia University   No.100, Wenhwa Road, Seatwen District Taichung City, 40724 Taiwan   khchin@fcu.edu.tw             JEL Areas: E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data) E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General