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Looting: The Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit

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  • George A. Akerlof

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Paul M. Romer

    (University of California, Berkeley)

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  • George A. Akerlof & Paul M. Romer, 1993. "Looting: The Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 24(2), pages 1-74.
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