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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

The Household Bankruptcy Decision

  • Scott Fay
  • Erik Hurst
  • Michelle J. White
American Economic Review
vol. 92, no. 3, June 2002
(pp. 706–718)
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Citation

Fay, Scott, Erik Hurst, and Michelle J. White. 2002. "The Household Bankruptcy Decision ." American Economic Review 92 (3): 706–718. DOI: 10.1257/00028280260136327

JEL Classification

  • D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
  • K35 Personal Bankruptcy Law