Do reorganization costs matter for efficiency? Evidence from a bankruptcy reform in Colombia

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 833-864

  Giné, Xavier ^a   Love, Inessa ^a  

^a WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

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EID: 79958726114     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605848     Document Type: Article

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