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    Estimating the Need for Additional Bankruptcy Judges in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    We recently estimated the US bankruptcy system’s ability to absorb an anticipated surge of financial distress among American consumers, businesses, and municipalities as a result of COVID-19. An increase in the unemployment rate has historically been a leading indicator of the volume of bankruptcy filings that occur months later...

    30 June 2020

    Estimating the Need for Additional Bankruptcy Judges in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    We recently estimated the US bankruptcy system’s ability to absorb an anticipated surge of financial distress among American consumers, businesses, and municipalities as a result of COVID-19. An increase in the unemployment rate has historically been a leading indicator of the volume of bankruptcy filings that occur months later...

    30 June 2020