The limitations of bankruptcy prediction models: Some cautions for the researcher

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-166

  Grice, John Stephen ^a,c   Dugan, Michael T ^b,d  

^a TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Troy State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy prediction models

Indexed keywords

EID: 9244260899     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017973604789     Document Type: Article

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