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1、原文:EffectsofCorporateTaxReformsonSMEs’InvestmentDecisionsundertheParticularConsiderationofInflationCorporatetaxreformscarriedoutinEUcountriessince1980entaillowerstatutorytaxratesandreductionsingeneroustaxdepreciationprovisions.Severalcountriesincludingthe
2、UKhavereducedtaxratesforsmallandmediumsizedenterprises(SMEs).ThisstudycomparesincentiveeffectsofsuchreformsontheSMEs’investmentdecisionsadoptingasimplepresentvaluemodel.Ceterisparibus,taxratesanddepreciationrulesvaryinthemodelsimulation,whiletheapplicatio
3、nofhistoricalcostaccountingmethodininflationaryphasesleadstofictitiousincreasesinnominalnetpresentvalue.Apartfromtheconstructionofinternationalranking,country-specificpatternsofreformeffectsarealsoillustrated.Thevastmajorityoffirmsthatoperateinadvancedcou
4、ntriesaresmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs).Therefore,SMEs’competitivenesssignificantlyaffectsthecompetitivepositionofacountry’seconomyasawhole.TheconcentrationofSMEs’activitiesondomesticmarketleadstoaboundedbusinessvision.Combinedwiththeasymmetricinfo
5、rmationaboutprofitopportunitiesabroad,thisfacttendstolimitthediversificationofSMEs’investmentsinaninternationalcontext.Consequentlytheyappeartobemoredirectlyaffectedbythenationalcorporatetaxreformthanisthecasewithlargemultinationalfirms.Ontheotherhand,SME
6、shavequiteoftenbeentheprimarytargetgroupofsuchaninvestmentpromotionpolicy(Chenetal.,2002;Devereuxetal.,2004;Hendricksetal.,1997).AccordingtoCoyne(1995),SMEsaregenerallymoreresponsivetodomestictaxincentivesthanlargeones.Taxesmayplayamoreimportantroleinthec
7、oststructureofSMEsbecausetheydonothavethefinancialandhumancapacitytodevelopedsophisticatedtaxavoidancestrategies.SomeEUcountriesincludingtheUKhavetraditionallyhadlowertaxratesforSMEs,whereassuchacorporatetaxreductiondoesnotexistincountrieslikeAustria,Finl
8、andandGermanyatall.Althoughitisdisputable,thosecountriesthatprovidefiscalincentivesandpreferentialtaxtreatmenttoSMEsclaimthatthey(1)createalargenumberofjobsand(2)enhancethelevelofentrepreneurship,whichimpliesflexibi