relationship between banks' risk of failure, market structure, bank ownership, and banks' screening and bankruptcy costs. These … model rationalizes this evidence if both state-owned and foreign banks have either larger screening and/or lower bankruptcy … costs than private domestic banks, banks' differences in market shares, screening or bankruptcy costs are not too large, and …

significant in determining both consumer bankruptcy filings and delinquency even after controlling for household demographics …. Furthermore, I show that unemployment and the debt/wealth ratio also affect the choice of whether to file for bankruptcy under …

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. …

The research focuses on the analysis of the emergence of the institution of bankruptcy (insolvency) in Russia. More …-specific recommendations. While analyzing theoretical approaches to the problem of bankruptcy, the authors focus on market financial regulation … mechanisms, forms and options of bankruptcy procedures, as well as evaluation of first results of application of the new, 2002 …

In early 2005, the Brazilian Congress approved a new bankruptcy law. The new legislation increased creditor protection … and improved the efficiency of the bankruptcy system. This paper evaluates the empirical consequences of a bankruptcy … different models, the effect of the bankruptcy reform on contractual and non-contractual debt variables. In general, both models …