Do firing costs affect the incidence of firm bankruptcy?

Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-501

  Samaniego, Roberto M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Entry and Exit; Firing Costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645055961     PISSN: 13651005     EISSN: 14698056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1365100506050358     Document Type: Article

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