“…That said, these contributions pertain to low dimensional systems and, as a result, are of limited empirical relevance. In contrast, empirical contributions (Alexakis and Apergis (1996), Gannon (1996) and Pan et al, (1999)), across a wider range of system dimensions, Gannon (1996) and , developed in the framework of the Johansen (1988) Moreover, our findings indicate that this discrepancy is growing slightly over time. Second, in contrast to the evidence provided by our examination of the continental stock market correlations, the long-term relations appear to bind the Asian stock markets and the United…”