CleanWater, Inc.: Running Dry & Out of Time
Citation:
Bernstein, Shai. "CleanWater, Inc.: Running Dry & Out of Time." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 821-048, October 2020. View Details|
Article Journal of Financial Economics September 2019 Bankruptcy Spillovers |
Abstract
How do different bankruptcy approaches affect the local economy? Using U.S. Census microdata, we explore the spillover effects of reorganization and liquidation on geographically proximate firms. We exploit the random assignment of bankruptcy judges as a source of exogenous variation in the probability of liquidation. We find that employment declines substantially in the immediate neighborhood of the liquidated establishments, relative to reorganized establishments. The spillover effects are highly localized and concentrate in nontradable and service sectors, consistent with a reduction in local consumer traffic and a decline in knowledge spillovers between firms. The evidence highlights the externalities that bankruptcy design can impose on nonbankrupt firms.
Keywords: agglomeration; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Economy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Citation:
Bernstein, Shai, Emanuele Colonnelli, Xavier Giroud, and Benjamin Iverson. "Bankruptcy Spillovers." Special Issue on Labor and Finance. Journal of Financial Economics 133, no. 3 (September 2019): 608–633.
