over-allocated. Demand for water exceeds the available supply. Essentially, the water economy is bankrupt. Bankruptcy … of the paper is that the connection between the bankruptcy literature, which has recently also realized the importance of …

In this paper, we develop a normative theory of unsecured consumer credit and personal bankruptcy based on the optimal … unsecured debts in bankruptcy. The structure of this equilibrium and the associated restrictions on debt discharge closely match … the main qualitative features of personal credit markets and bankruptcy law that actually exist in the United States. …

regulators. Prior research suggests that firms increase their financial leverage, and thus their probability of bankruptcy and … expected bankruptcy costs, in order to mitigate the severity of binding price ceilings. Although financial leverage can be … insurers as well as the probability of bankruptcy, the non-selection probability. …

personal bankruptcy to obtain insurance. Taxes are levied to fund government expenditures. An optimal tax system consists of …

This paper aims to identify the financial ratios that are most significant in bankruptcy prediction for the non … examined for a five-year period prior bankruptcy. The discriminant analysis produced a parsimonious model of three variables …