Optimal bankruptcy laws across different economic systems

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-377

  Berkovitch, Elazar ^b   Israel, Ronen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033437332     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/12.2.347     Document Type: Article

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