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		| Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya | 
	
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		| tinchomar@um.edu.my | 
	
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		| JEL Areas: E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)
 E2 : Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: General (includes Measurement and Data)
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