The consumption effects associated with filing for personal bankruptcy

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 837-854

  Filer II, Larry H ^a   Fisher, Jonathan D ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 18144421917     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20062083     Document Type: Article

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