Judicial discretion in corporate bankruptcy

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4078-4114

  Gennaioli, Nicola ^a   Rossi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77958578708     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhq079     Document Type: Article

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