An evaluation of the impact of the new bankruptcy code, effective in 1979, on the number of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States.

A discussion of the effects of, and apparent problems caused by, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, with a look at the likely impact of the 1984 amendments to the Act.

An analysis assessing the sensitivity of consumption to income using a life-cycle model of consumption that incorporates the possibility of bankruptcy.