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Die Bedeutung des Accelerated Cost Recovery System für den internationalen Kapitalverkehr

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The paper studies the impact on international capital movements of the accelerated tax depreciation scheme introduced in the U. S. A. under the REAGAN administration. It is argued on theoretical grounds that, contrary to most other potential tax reforms, this depreciation scheme calls for a substantial restructuring in the world‐wide capital stock in favor of the U. S. Moreover, it is demonstrated that the scheme may induce severe sectoral changes within national economies. Countries that do not take countervailing actions against the U. S. policy are likely to experience a rise in their labour intensive industries at the expense of losing their capital intensive industries. A tentative estimate based on stylized economic facts indicates the necessity of a capital import into the U. S. of at least 7% of the OECD capital stock, which means that even with a doubling of the 1983 U. S. current account deficit of $40 billion more than a decade would have to pass in order for the required structural changes to be accomplished. Der Aufsatz untersucht die Wirkungen, die von dem neuen steuerlichen Abschreibungssystem, das unter der REAGAN‐Administration eingeführt wurde, auf den internationalen Kapitalverkehr ausgeübt werden. Aufgrund theoretischer Erwägungen wird nachgewiesen, dass die Einführung dieses Systems im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen denkbaren Steuerreformen eine beträchtliche Umstrukturierung des welt‐weit vorhandenen Kapitalstocks zugunsten der USA verlangt, und es wird zudem gezeigt, dass erhebliche sektorale Strukturwandlungen zu erwarten sind. Länder, die keine Gegenmassnahmen gegen die neue amerikanische Abschreibungspolitik ergreifen, müssen mit einer Ausweitung ihrer arbeitsintensiven zulasten ihrer kapitalintensiven Industrien rechnen. Überschlägige Beispielsrechnungen auf der Basis stilisierter ökonomischer Fakten zeigen, dass man mit einem Kapitalimport in die USA von wenigstens 7% des OECD‐Kapitalstocks rechnen muss. Selbst bei einer Verdoppelung des für 1983 geltenden Wertes von 40 Mrd. $ bedeutet dies, dass das US‐amerikanische Leistungsbilanzdefizit noch für mindestens ein Jahrzehnt aufrechterhalten bleiben muss, bevor die notwendigen Anpassungsprozesse abgeschlossen sind. Dans cet article l'auteur ktudie l'effet de la réforme fiscale d'amortissement accéléré introduit aux Etats‐Unis par I'administration REAGAN pour les déplacements de capitaux au niveau international. Du point de vue théorétique, contrairement aux autres réformes fiscales possibles, cette réforme devrait affecter la structure du stock des capitaux internationaux en faveur des Etats‐Unis. Il est aussi démontré que la réforme risque d'affecter l'importance relative des secteurs au niveau des économies nationales. Les pays qui n'adoptent pas des contremesures approprites face ȩ ce changement de politique aux Etats‐Unis verront probablement leurs industries intensives en main‐d'œuvre gagner de l'importance aux dépens des industries intensives aux capitaux. L'auteur estime que I'importation des capitaux aux Etats‐Unis représentera au moins 7% du stock de capital des pays de I'OCDE. Ceci signifie que mȩme si le deficit du compte courrant des Etats‐Unis ($40 milliards en 1983) doublait, il faudrait plus d'une décennie pourque les changements de structure requis soient éffectués.

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  • Hans‐Werner Sinn, 1984. "Die Bedeutung des Accelerated Cost Recovery System für den internationalen Kapitalverkehr," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(4), pages 542-576, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:37:y:1984:i:4:p:542-576
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1984.tb00758.x
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