Impact of VAT Rate Cut on Corporate Maturity Mismatch: Evidence from China’s Reform

• The study explores the causal link between VAT and corporate maturity mismatch using China’s VAT rate reform as a quasi-natural experiment
• The reform reduces corporate maturity mismatch by improving profitability and decreasing short-term financing
• The reform has no impact on firm investment
• Market competition enhances the reform effects on corporate profitability and maturity mismatch
• The reform effects are significant for non-state-owned enterprises, firms in capital-intensive industries, and firms in middle and western China.

Source: sciencedirect.com

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