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In: 75 Washington University Law Quarterly 1207
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 1997 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Using an empirical analysis from Chapter 7 cases in five judicial districts, this article estimates the direct costs in typical small business Chapter 7s. The article finds that direct costs are lower than commonly portrayed, constituting a mean of 6.1% of total assets of 13.5% of total distributions. Costs did vary substantially across districts. Delay and case complexity were the largest determinant of bankruptcy costs. Most all of the cases involved only a negligible distribution for unsecured creditors