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The impact of bankruptcy reform on insolvency choice and consumer credit
Allen, Jason; Basiri, Kiana - 2016
We examine the impact of the 2009 amendments to the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on insolvency decisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477142
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Personal bankruptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start"
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
A personal bankruptcy law that allows for a "fresh start" after bankruptcy reduces the individual risk involved in entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, as risk shifts to creditors who recover less of their credit after a debtor's bankruptcy, lenders may charge higher interest rates or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826701
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Insolvency after the 2005 bankruptcy reform
Albanesi, Stefania; Nosal, Jaromir - 2015
, especially, the financial cost of filing for bankruptcy. We study the effects of the reform on bankruptcy, insolvency, and …. We find that the decline in bankruptcy filings resulted in a rise in the rate and persistence of insolvency as well as an … that insolvency is associated with worse financial outcomes than bankruptcy, as insolvent individuals have less access to …
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Insights into the impact of bankruptcy's public record on entrepreneurial activity : evidence from economic experiments
Dulleck, Uwe; Howell, Nicola J.; Koessler, Ann-Kathrin; … - 2018
In this paper, I assess labor market returns of a substantial skill upgrade: college enrollment of the vocationally trained, non-traditional students who do not have the formal entry requirement. Using propensity-scoreadjusted regressions and the National Educational Panel Study, I find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011876209
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Personal bankruptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start"
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
entrepreneurship. -- personal bankruptcy law ; insolvency ; entrepreneurship ; fresh start …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009126032
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Personal bankruptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start“
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
entrepreneurship. -- Personal bankruptcy law ; insolvency ; entrepreneurship ; fresh start …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009308943
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Who invests in home equity to exempt wealth from bankruptcy?
Corradin, Stefano; Gropp, Reint; Huizinga, Harry - 2011
Homestead exemptions to personal bankruptcy allow households to retain their home equity up to a limit determined at the state level. Households that may experience bankruptcy thus have an incentive to bias their portfolios towards home equity. Using US household data from the Survey of Income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009006623
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Personal bankcuptcy law, wealth and entrepreneurship : theory and evidence from the introduction of a "fresh start"
Fossen, Frank M. - 2011
entrepreneurship. -- Personal bankruptcy law ; insolvency ; entrepreneurship ; fresh start …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009008042
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Using bankruptcy to reduce foreclosures : does strip-down of mortgages affect the supply of mortgage credit?
Li, Wenli; Ishani, Tewari; White, Michelle J. - 2014 - Current version: February 2014
We assess the credit market impact of allowing mortgage "strip-down" as a foreclosure-prevention measure, where strip-down reduces the principal of underwater residential mortgages to the current market value of the property for homeowners in Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Our identification is provided...
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Who invests in home equity to exempt wealth from bankruptcy?
Corradin, Stefano; Gropp, Reint; Huizinga, Harry; … - 2013 - This draft: May 2013
Homestead exemptions to personal bankruptcy allow households to retain their home equity up to a limit determined at the state level. Households that may experience bankruptcy thus have an incentive to bias their portfolios towards home equity. Using US household data for the period 1996 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225805