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The Bankruptcy Puzzle


F. H. Buckley


George Mason University School of Law

Margaret F. Brinig


Notre Dame Law School
May 1995

George Mason University School of Law and Economics Working Paper No. 95-006

Abstract:     
This article offers new evidence on the determinants of U.S. consumer bankruptcy filing rates, which tripled from 1984 to 1991. We show that differences in state filing rates from 1980 to 1991 are not attributable to legal or common economic variables, but that one-third of the variance may be explained through social predictors.

JEL Classification: K39

working papers series


Date posted: November 6, 1996  

Suggested Citation

Buckley, F. H. and Brinig, Margaret F., The Bankruptcy Puzzle (May 1995). George Mason University School of Law and Economics Working Paper No. 95-006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=10197

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Francis (Frank) H. Buckley (Contact Author)
George Mason University School of Law ( email )
3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
United States
703-993-8028 (Phone)
703-993-8088 (Fax)
Margaret Friedlander Brinig
Notre Dame Law School ( email )
P.O. Box 780
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780
United States
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