Do bankruptcy codes matter? A study of defaults in France, Germany, and the U.K.

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 565-608

  Davydenko, Sergei A ^a   Franks, Julian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41649110647     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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