law and economics-charles w. upton why bankruptcy
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Law and Economics-Charles W. Upton
Why Bankruptcy
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Why Bankruptcy
The Economic Objectives of Bankruptcy Law
• Keep the business going
• Satisfy the creditors to the extent possible
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Why Bankruptcy
Keep the Business Going
• We are in the business of creating and preserving wealth, not destroying it.
• This restaurant has a positive cash flow means that its continued existence contributes to GDP
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Why Bankruptcy
Keep the Business Going
• We are in the business of creating and preserving wealth, not destroying it.
• This restaurant has a positive cash flow means that its continued existence contributes to GDP
• It is Hicks-Kaldor Optimum to keep it going.
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Why Bankruptcy
Chapter 11Due the 87th National Bank on a mortgage on the building
$50,000
Due the Internal Revenue Service
$10,000
Due the Employees $30,000
Due miscellaneous creditors $30,000
Due Famous Dan’s Pies, a specialty of the store
$10,000
Due Acme Venture Capital $150,000
Assets = $210,000
Liabilities = $280,000
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Why Bankruptcy
Chapter 11Due the 87th National Bank on a mortgage on the building
$50,000
Due the Internal Revenue Service
$10,000
Due the Employees $30,000
Due miscellaneous creditors $30,000
Due Famous Dan’s Pies, a specialty of the store
$10,000
Due Acme Venture Capital $150,000
Assets = $210,000
Liabilities = $280,000People come to the
restaurant because Johnny is a famous raconteur.
If another restaurant opened on the same
location, it would certainly not do as well.
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Why Bankruptcy
Chapter 11Due the 87th National Bank on a mortgage on the building
$50,000
Due the Internal Revenue Service
$10,000
Due the Employees $30,000
Due miscellaneous creditors $30,000
Due Famous Dan’s Pies, a specialty of the store
$10,000
Due Acme Venture Capital $150,000
Assets = $210,000
Liabilities = $280,000People come to the
restaurant because Johnny is a famous raconteur.
If another restaurant opened on the same
location, it would certainly not do as well.
The right solution is to use Chapter 11 of the
bankruptcy law, allowing for a restructuring of the
liabilities so as to preserve the assets.
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Why Bankruptcy
Chapter 11Due the 87th National Bank on a mortgage on the building
$50,000
Due the Internal Revenue Service
$10,000
Due the Employees $30,000
Due miscellaneous creditors $30,000
Due Famous Dan’s Pies, a specialty of the store
$10,000
Due Acme Venture Capital $150,000
Assets = $210,000
Liabilities = $280,000People come to the
restaurant because Johnny is a famous raconteur.
If another restaurant opened on the same
location, it would certainly not do as well.
The right solution is to use Chapter 11 of the
bankruptcy law, allowing for a restructuring of the
liabilities so as to preserve the assets.
The alternative is Chapter 7, where
the assets are sold off to satisfy the creditors to
the extent possible.
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money– Chapter 7
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money
• Johnny's Restaurant has just been in business a short time and isn't very well known.
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money
• Johnny's Restaurant has just been in business a short time and isn't very well known.– Chapter 7
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money
• Johnny's Restaurant has just been in business a short time and isn't very well known.
• Some one else is willing to pay $275,000 to open a store on the site.
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Why Bankruptcy
Other Possible Facts
• Johnny's Restaurant is losing money
• Johnny's Restaurant has just been in business a short time and isn't very well known.
• Some one else is willing to pay $275,000 to open a store on the site. – Probably never go to bankruptcy court
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Why Bankruptcy
Chapter 11
• Chapter 11 ends the “rush to the courthouse”
• It gives time for a restructuring and preservation of the going concern value of the building.
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Why Bankruptcy
Why Satisfy the Creditors
• Our test of a law is Hicks Kaldor Efficiency. Why is it then necessary to satisfy the creditors?
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Why Bankruptcy
Why Satisfy the Creditors
• Our test of a law is Hicks Kaldor Efficiency. Why is it then necessary to satisfy the creditors?
• People do not lose ex ante by bankruptcy.
• When there is a risk of bankruptcy, borrowers demand a higher risk premium for lending money and thus recover ex ante through a higher interest rate.
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Why Bankruptcy
In Johnny’s Case
• If I lend $100,000 to the government I will get 7% on my money
• If I lend $100,000 to Johnny's Restaurant, I stand a 3% chance of losing my money.
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Why Bankruptcy
In Johnny’s Case
• If I lend $100,000 to the government I will get 7% on my money
• If I lend $100,000 to Johnny's Restaurant, I stand a 3% chance of losing my money.
• I will want a 10% return from Johnny.
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Why Bankruptcy
The Cost
Johnny’s Demand for
Loans
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Why Bankruptcy
The Cost
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With optimal bankruptcy
protection for creditors
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Why Bankruptcy
The Cost
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Interest rate and amount Johnny Borrows without
optimal bankruptcy
protection for creditors
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Why Bankruptcy
The Cost
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Transfer, Johnny saves in interest,
loses if bankruptcy
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Why Bankruptcy
The Cost
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DWL
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Why Bankruptcy
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