Fahim Al Marhubi Sultan Qaboos University   Department of Economics and Finance College of Economics and Political Science Sultan Qaboos University Al-Khodh, Muscat 123 Oman   cce3577@squ.edu.om             JEL Areas: E3 : Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data) Z1 : Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General