Avaliação das alterações no estatuto das microempresas e empresas de pequeno porte sobre a reserva de mercado para aquisições públicas no Brasil

Abstract

ThisstudyevaluatestheeffectofthechangesintheStatuteofMicroandSmallBusiness (Estatuto das Microempresas e Empresas de Pequeno Porte – EMPE) promoted by Complementary Law 147, which came into force on August 7, 2014, particularly on the market reserve for micro and small enterprises (SB) in public procurement in Brazil. For this, different methodological approaches are used, with emphasis on regression discontinuity sharp design, in more than 7.26 million biddings of products purchased by the federal sphere between 2013 and 2015. Results determined by the RDD sharp method indicate a statistically significant increase in the market reserve attributable to changes in EMPE, with a 14% increase over the exclusive bids for SB and 10 % for bids won by SB, comparing the periods before and after the change in EMPE (2013-2015). Finally, with the expansion of the market reserve, we highlight the trade-off for the government between spending efficiency and incentives for SB in public contracts.