Crisis and Bankruptcy: The Mediating Role of State Law, 1920–1932
The onset of the Great Depression did not spark a surge in personal bankruptcy. For debtors in default, state garnishment law played a significant role in the decision to file for bankruptcy. Only states that made it easy to garnish a debtor's wages experienced significant increases in bankruptcy as a consequence of the Depression.
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2012
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Authors: | HANSEN, MARY ESCHELBACH ; HANSEN, BRADLEY A. |
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The Journal of Economic History. - Cambridge University Press, ISSN 1471-6372. - Vol. 72.2012, 02, p. 448-468
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Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
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