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Insolvency after the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform

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  • Jaromir Nosal

    (Boston College)

  • Stefania Albanesi

    (The Ohio State University)

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This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the response to the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), the most important reform of personal bankruptcy in the United States in recent years. The 2005 legislation overhauled eligibility requirements and increased monetary costs of filing for bankruptcy. Using administrative credit report data from a national repre- sentative panel, we study the effects of the reform on bankruptcy filing, insolvency, and foreclosure.

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  • Jaromir Nosal & Stefania Albanesi, 2016. "Insolvency after the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform," 2016 Meeting Papers 1147, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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    JEL classification:

    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E49 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Other
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • K35 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Personal Bankruptcy Law

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