## The Use of Data in Assessing and Designing Insolvency Systems

_IMF Working Papers, February 4, 2019_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [The Use of Data in Assessing and Designing Insolvency Systems](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/02/04/the-use-of-data-in-assessing-and-designing-insolvency-systems-46549)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/02/04/the-use-of-data-in-assessing-and-designing-insolvency-systems-46549/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/02/04/the-use-of-data-in-assessing-and-designing-insolvency-systems-46549/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/02/04/the-use-of-data-in-assessing-and-designing-insolvency-systems-46549/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Jose M Garrido, Wolfgang Bergthaler, Chanda M DeLong, Juliet Johnson, Amira Rasekh, Anjum Rosha, Natalia Stetsenko
- Published: February 4, 2019
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484396223.001

---

### Summary
- To date, the use of empirical data in insolvency law analysis has been sporadic.
- The paper provides a conceptual framework for the use of data to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of insolvency systems.
- The paper analyzes existing sources of data on insolvency proceedings and advocates designing special data collection mechanisms and statistics to conduct detailed assessments and assist in designing legal reforms.

### Analysis of existing data sources
- Existing sources analyzed include:
  - General insolvency statistics
  - Judicial statistics
  - Statistics of insolvency regulators
  - Other sources

### Key recommendations and advocacy
- Advocate for the design of special data collection mechanisms and statistics to:
  - Conduct detailed assessments of insolvency systems
  - Assist in the design of legal reforms

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject: Corporate insolvency; Data collection; Economic and financial statistics; Financial crises; Financial institutions; Financial sector policy and analysis; Legal support in revenue administration; Nonperforming loans; Revenue administration; Solvency
- Keywords: Africa; Assessment of Laws; Bankruptcy; Corporate insolvency; Data collection; data quarterly; Doing business insolvency indicator; Eastern Europe; Europe; Global; Insolvency; insolvency administrator report; insolvency case; insolvency data; insolvency data quarterly; insolvency data systems; insolvency framework; insolvency legislation; insolvency petition; insolvency regulator; insolvency system; Law Design; Legal support in revenue administration; Nonperforming loans; Solvency; Statistics; Western Europe; WP

---

## Content in this bundle

- **The Use of Data in Assessing and Designing Insolvency Systems, WP/19/27, February 2019**
  - [The Use of Data in Assessing and Designing Insolvency Systems, WP/19/27, February 2019 (Markdown version)](/-/media/files/publications/wp/2019/wp1927.pdf.md){rel="alternate" type="text/markdown"}
  - [The Use of Data in Assessing and Designing Insolvency Systems, WP/19/27, February 2019 (PDF)](/-/media/files/publications/wp/2019/wp1927.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}

---

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2019/02/04/the-use-of-data-in-assessing-and-designing-insolvency-systems-46549_