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		| Chin-Hong  Puah  | 
	
	
		| Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | 
	
	
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		| Faculty of Economics and Business | 
	
	
		| Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | 
	
	
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		| Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300 | 
	
	
		| Malaysia | 
	
	
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		| chpuah@unimas.my | 
	
	
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		JEL Areas: G0 : Financial Economics: General E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General |