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How do different bankruptcy approaches affect the local economy? Using U.S. Census microdata at the establishment level … random assignment of bankruptcy judges as a source of exogenous variation in the probability of liquidation. We find that …
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By reducing the threat of a hostile takeover, business combination (BC) laws weaken corporate governance and increase the opportunity for managerial slack. Consistent with the notion that competition mitigates managerial slack, we find that while firms in non-competitive industries experience a...
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