“…More recently, following the arguments of White (1994), several authors have also associated the efficiency of the bankruptcy process in insolvent firms with its causes, that is, with the previous viability of the firm. They have tried to identify whether bankruptcy has its origin only in financial problems (financial bankruptcy) or in the operative results (economic bankruptcy) (Hotchkiss, 1995;Andrade and Kaplan, 1998;Blazy and Chopard, 2004;Denis and Rodgers, 2007;Lemmon et al, 2009;Balcaen et al, 2011;Fischer and Wahrenburgh, 2012). Specifically, Blazy and Chopard (2004) assert that "economically inefficient" failing firms should be liquidated while only "financial distressed" firms should be organized.…”