Fresh start or head Start? the effects of filing for personal bankruptcy on work effort

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 123-152

  Han, Song ^a   Li, Wenli ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh start; Labor supply; Personal bankruptcy; Wealth effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547784594     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10693-006-0001-0     Document Type: Article

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