This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of reorganization provisions available to financially distressed firms in three major economies – the U.S. the U.K., and Japan. The paper addresses a central question of the relative effectiveness of the various bankruptcy laws in resolving...

The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to examine the operational efficiency of U.S. airlines after the deregulation of 1978; (2) to investigate whether operational efficiency is associated with changes in financial position of firms in the industry and (3) to study if there is an observable...