Samih Azar Haigazian University   Mexique Street Kantari Beirut, Lebanon 11072090 Lebanon   samih.azar@haigazian.edu.lb             JEL Areas: E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General E2 : Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: General (includes Measurement and Data)