Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

This essay surveys important contributions to the economics of bankruptcy. It is an introductory chapter for a forthcoming volume (from Edward Elgar Press) that compiles the work of legal scholars as well as economists working in the field of corporate finance. The essay begins with the foundational theories of Baird, Jackson, and Rea and then collects scholarly work extending, testing, or revising those theories. At various points I identify questions that merit further study, particularly empirical testing.

Disciplines

Banking and Finance Law | Bankruptcy Law | Business Organizations Law | Law | Law and Economics

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