Chor Foon TANG Centre for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia   ,   tcfoon@gmail.com   http://cenpris.usm.my/   Biographical Sketch: Dr. Tang is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia. Dr. Tang earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Malaya after receiving his degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Utara Malaysia. Please visit www.cftang.blogspot.com for more details.   Primary Research Focus: Applied Econometrics, Applied Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Energy Economics and Tourism Economics   JEL Areas: O1 : Economic Development: General C5 : Econometric Modeling: General