Matching bankruptcy laws to legal environments

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-30

  Ayotte, Kenneth ^a   Yun, Hayong ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 58749101401     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm048     Document Type: Article

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