whether the removal of slots from a specific bar or restaurant impacts bankruptcy filings in the immediate vicinity. Our …

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

factors may mitigate lenders’ bankruptcy risk in these neighborhoods. We show that bankruptcy filers obtain more secured but …

We are the first to show that the cost of personal bankruptcy filers traveling to their bankruptcy trustees affects … bankruptcy choices. We use detailed balance sheet, income statement, and location data from 400,000 Canadian bankruptcies. To … bankruptcy trustees (while filers interact with trustees, and trustees interact with local government, filers do not interact …

We are the first to examine whether exogenous shocks cause personal bankruptcy through the balance sheet channel and … payments on 200,000 Canadian bankruptcy filings. We find support for the balance sheet channel, in that receipt of the … exogenous cash increases the net balance sheet benefits of bankruptcy (unsecured debt discharged minus liquidated assets forgone …