It’s important to distinguish between firms that are merely distressed and those that are no longer viable. Does the current corporate bankruptcy system provide the most efficient means to this end?
By Stephen Slivinski
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Zywicki, Todd J. “Bankruptcy,” in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, ed. David R. Henderson. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund Inc., 2007.
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