The Analysis of the Causes of Bankruptcy Risks

Yongjun Ma ； Renzhi Liu ； Xuanrong Li

《Frontiers in Economics and Management》 1卷12期 (2020/12) Pp. 163-168

https://doi.org/10.6981/FEM.202012_1(12).0026

摘要

This work utilizes probit regression to analyze the probable causes of bankruptcy. Risks of bankruptcy are selected as dependent variable. For independent variables, this work chooses income, debt, health insurance and age. The regression result shows that all of the variables are statistically significant except for net indebtedness.

關鍵字

Bankruptcy Risks ； Causes ； Probit Regression ； Variables

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