Does access to credit reduce SMEs’ tax avoidance? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design

Abstract This study investigates the effect of targeted reserve requirement ratio cuts (TRRRCs) on tax avoidance among small and micro enterprises (SMEs) with operating revenues below specific cutoffs in China. Using a regression discontinuity design, we causally show that, by increasing loan availa...

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Main Authors: Xiaowei Kong, Deng-Kui Si, Haiyang Li, Dongmin Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Financial Innovation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-021-00235-3