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Ep11 "Is Bankruptcy the End?" with Jim Millstein

All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions

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What Is Bankruptcy in a Corporate Situation?

Bankruptcy is simply a change of control for debtors. Debtholders want to get back as much as they can, how will they do that? If the business model's fine and it's more profitable to continue operating compared to shutting it down, he'll just continue. The only thing that's differenc between these two firms is how much debt they have. And so yet again, both firms make the same decision - declaring bankruptcy itself has no impact on good business.

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