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An Efficiency-Based Explanation For Current Corporate Reorganization Practice, Kenneth M. Ayotte, David A. Skeel Jr. Jun 2015

An Efficiency-Based Explanation For Current Corporate Reorganization Practice, Kenneth M. Ayotte, David A. Skeel Jr.

Kenneth Ayotte

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Bankruptcy Or Bailouts?, Kenneth Ayotte, David Skeel Jun 2015

Bankruptcy Or Bailouts?, Kenneth Ayotte, David Skeel

Kenneth Ayotte

The usual reaction if one mentions bankruptcy as a mechanism for addressing a financial institution’s default is incredulity. Those who favor the rescue of troubled financial institutions, and even those who prefer that their assets be promptly sold to a healthier institution, treat bankruptcy as anathema. Everyone seems to agree that nothing good can come from bankruptcy. Indeed, the Chapter 11 filing by Lehman Brothers has been singled out by many the primary cause of the severe economic and financial contraction that followed, and proof that bankruptcy is disorderly and ineffective. As a result, ad-hoc rescue lending to avoid bankruptcy …


The Double-Edged Sword Of Withdrawal Rights, Kenneth M. Ayotte Jun 2015

The Double-Edged Sword Of Withdrawal Rights, Kenneth M. Ayotte

Kenneth Ayotte

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