Muhammad Asali Columbia University in the City of New York   Muaaweya Street 46 POBox 2184 Kfar Qaraa, Haifa 3007500 Israel   muhammad.asali@gmail.com   https://sites.google.com/site/muhammadasali/           JEL Areas: J : Labor and Demographic Economics J3 : Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General