No-fault default, chapter 11 bankruptcy, and financial institutions

© 2021 This paper analyzes the costs and benefits of a no-fault-default debt structure as an alternative to the typical bankruptcy process. We show that the deadweight costs of bankruptcy can be avoided or substantially reduced through no-fault-default debt, which permits a relatively seamless trans...

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Main Authors: Merton, Robert C (Author), Thakor, Richard T (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2022-08-04T16:14:39Z.
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