Personal bankruptcy costs, union bargaining power, and capital structure
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Capital structure; Personal bankruptcy costs; BAPCPA; Union bargaining power;All these keywords.
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- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
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