Yang Huo

Sep 6, 2024 | mdpi.com | Yang Huo |Leo Chan |Doug Miller

1. IntroductionThere has been a sharp increase in bankruptcy rates among U.S. companies since the beginning of 2023. The total number of business bankruptcies filed in the calendar year ending 30 June 2023 amounted to 15,724, rising 23.3 percent from 12,748 in 2022 (Administrative Office of the Courts 2023). Sabater and Longoria (2024) report that U.S. corporate bankruptcy filing reached the highest monthly rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 4, 2023 | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Pan Liu |Lei Xu |Zhen-Yu Wang |Yang Huo

Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.

Jun 4, 2023 | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Pan Liu |Lei Xu |Zhen-Yu Wang |Yang Huo

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