How do insolvency codes affect a firm's investment?

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-238

  Pindado, Julio ^a   Rodrigues, Luis ^b   de la Torre, Chabela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Insolvency codes; Insolvency costs; Investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549085832     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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