While the majority of those who declare bankruptcy do so voluntarily, a significant proportion are forced into … bankruptcy as a result of legal action. This paper interrogates data obtained from the Australian Financial Security Authority to … venture or a managerial or professional occupation – meaning that they are more likely to resist bankruptcy until they are …

This article presents the results of the first empirical study focused on older Australians in bankruptcy. Our study … — based on the examination of a large and unique dataset obtained by the authors from the bankruptcy regulator — provides a … most significant causes of bankruptcy for older Australians as well as some possible explanations for their financial …

assets (cash and pensions), appearing on the balance sheets of neighboring bankruptcy filers …