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Why do enterprises die? Effects of the ‘simple national’ regime on the bankruptcy rate of Brazilian micro and small enterprises

Abstract

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are of fundamental importance to the Brazilian economy, being responsible for significant portions of production and contributing to regional development and income deconcentration. The problem, however, is that these enterprises present a high mortality rate due to internal, sectoral, and external factors. This study aimed to investigate external constraints. The purpose was to ascertain whether the advent of the ‘Simple National’ tax regime in 2006 affected the bankruptcy of MSEs, by deepening measures of tax simplifications. Estimates were made for time series with monthly data from 2005 to 2017 to achieve these objectives. The results obtained suggest that the Simple National regime reduces the bankruptcy of MSEs.

Keywords:
Micro and small enterprises; Bankruptcies; Simples Nacional; Economic crisis

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