example, places where bankruptcy resolution is more difficult and/or takes longer) see a greater dependence on "stable" real …

-in-difference empirical design utilizing staggered shocks to personal bankruptcy exemptions, I find that increases in debtor protection … credit terms, and suggest a greater role of the wealth insurance properties of personal bankruptcy law in determining …

hardships, however, can force some of the borrowers to default on their loans and file for bankruptcy to overcome financial … that state (intrastate branching) increases Chapter 13 filings (debt repayment from future income). An increase in mortgage …

In the U.S., individual parties who file for bankruptcy can exempt a certain dollar amount of property from creditor … businesses. Our results indicate that additional debtor protection, brought about by changes to bankruptcy laws, significantly …

A book review of a history of bankruptcy in the United States told through an interdisciplinary lens of law, history … and economics. The main contribution of this book is to evaluate changes in federal bankruptcy rates and bankruptcy law in … relation to state collections law. Bankruptcy in America is is the first book to consistently construct and evaluate state …

A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in … entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy … forgiving personal bankruptcy law are less relevant for wealthy potential entrepreneurs who still risk losing their wealth, but …

A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in … entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy … forgiving personal bankruptcy law are less relevant for wealthy potential entrepreneurs who still risk losing their wealth, but …

A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in … entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy … forgiving personal bankruptcy law are less relevant for wealthy potential entrepreneurs who still risk losing their wealth, but …

A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in … entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy … forgiving personal bankruptcy law are less relevant for wealthy potential. - entrepreneurs who still risk losing their wealth …