Failing and Merging as Competing Alternatives during Times of Financial Distress: Evidence from the Colombian Financial Crisis

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
588
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
G21, G33, C25
Palabras clave: 
survival analysis, competing risk models, Colombia

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