First Author:   Mark C. Strazicich Appalachian State University strazicichmc@appstate.edu   Department of Economics, Appalachian State University Boone, 28608, United States   828-262-6124(Phone) 828-262-6124(Fax) http://economics.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/mark-strazicich-phd Second Author: Junsoo Lee University of Alabama jlee@cba.ua.edu   Department of Economics, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, 35487, USA   205-348-8978(Phone)   http://www.cba.ua.edu/~jlee