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Absolute priority rule violations in bankruptcy


Abstract: An examination of the impact of APR violations, demonstrating that the efficiency of such violations depends on the specific contracting problem with which a firm and its creditors are faced, and that as a result, an optimal bankruptcy institution should allow contract participants to decide ex ante whether such violations will occur.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1995

Issue: Q IV

Pages: 21-30