Araujo, Aloisio P.; Ferreira, Rafael V.X.; Funchal, Bruno - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 18 (2012) 4, pp. 994-1004
In early 2005, the Brazilian Congress approved a new bankruptcy law. The new legislation increased creditor protection and improved the efficiency of the bankruptcy system. This paper evaluates the empirical consequences of a bankruptcy reform on a poorly developed credit market. Using data from...