Osiris Jorge Parcero United Arab Emirate University, College of Business and Economics   P.O. Box 17555 Al-Ain, United Arab Emirate   Osirisparcero@uaeu.ac.ae   http://www.fbe.uaeu.ac.ae/econ/faculty/directory.shtml           JEL Areas: F2 : International Factor Movements and International Business: General L6 : Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General