Saeed, Khalid with Ponthep Prankprakma, "Technological Development in a Dual Economy: Alternative Policy Levers for Economic Development", 1994
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A system Dynamics model of a dual economic system incorporating also the behavioral responses to competition and the ability to innovate on the part of the formal and self-employed sectors is developed and used as an experimental apparatus to search for technology-related entry points for achieving economic growth and changing income distribution. Policies to promote competition among the monopolistic formal fi9rms while simultaneously providing positive assistance to the competitive informal firms appear to offer promising alternatives to the traditional fiscal policy levers mainly affecting prices and factor costs.