What's different about banks?

Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics · 1976 · 70.7K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +16

Separation of Ownership and Control

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1983 · 19.1K citations

Management, Contract Law, Corporate Governance +12

Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance, and Liquidity

Douglas W. Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig · Journal of Political Economy · 1983 · 9.4K citations · Full text

Business, Economics, Finance +13

Agency Problems and Residual Claims

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · The Journal of Law and Economics · 1983 · 4.9K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Nonprofit Management +12

INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES, FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION

Richard A. Brealey, Hayne E. Leland, David H. Pyle · The Journal of Finance · 1977 · 4.1K citations · Full text

Business, Economics, Finance +16