Up, up and away: personal bankruptcies soar!

Thomas Garrett and Lesli Ott ()

The Regional Economist, 2005, issue Oct, 10-11

Abstract: Over the past 24 years, the U.S. rate of personal bankruptcies jumped nearly 350 percent. The rate varies greatly among states. Tennessee's rate last year-the highest in the nation-was more than 10 filings per 1,000 people, nearly four times the rate in Massachusetts.

Keywords: Finance, Personal; Bankruptcy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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