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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

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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.

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Date posted: November 06, 1996 ; Last revised: June 21, 1998

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Buckley, F.H. 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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Date posted: November 06, 1996 ; Last revised: June 21, 1998

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Francis (Frank) H. Buckley (Contact Author)

Margaret Friedlander Brinig