Shafiullah Qureshi Carleton University   Carleton University, Dept. of Economics C-870 Loeb Bldg. 1125 Colonel By Dr Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Canada   shafiullah.qureshi@carleton.ca             JEL Areas: E : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)