Friesner, Dan; Hackney, Donald; McPherson, Matthew; … - In: Journal of Economic Issues 45 (2011) 4, pp. 755-784
In a seminal paper, Erwin Graue (1939) provides an institutional analysis of the causes and consequences of personal bankruptcy protection in the United States during the period 1900-1937 when bankruptcy procedures were guided by the Federal Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (the Law was revised in 1938)....