Survival rates in bankruptcy systems: Overlooking the evidence

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-273

  Couwenberg, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asset sales; Bankruptcy; Liquidation; Reorganization; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645923464     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012821909622     Document Type: Article

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