A re-examination of near-bankruptcy investment incentives

Article Abstract:

Voidable preference law is commonly thought of as a way of protecting assets prior to bankruptcy, but its actual benefit is probably that it discourages overinvestment by distressed firms. Preference law allows recapture of transfers made up to 90 days before bankruptcy. The law is not effective in its assumed purpose of deterring collection of assets. The immutability of the preference rules is also a problem, since some firms have more of a problem with underinvestment than with overinvestment. However, the rules are probably more beneficial than harmful overall.

Economic aspects

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The genius of the 1898 Bankruptcy Act

Article Abstract:

The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 made federal bankruptcy law a permanent addition to the legislative landscape and led to the existence of a bankruptcy bar. In contrast to existing British law, the Act gave American bankruptcy a 'minimalist' administrative structure with relatively generous provisions that encouraged filing and and discharge of debts.

United States, History

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