The Journal of Law and Economics

Separation of Ownership and Control

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · 1983 · 19.1K citations

Management, Contract Law, Corporate Governance +12

Transaction-Cost Economics: The Governance of Contractual Relations

Oliver E. Williamson · 1979 · 10.1K citations

Business, Contract Law, Economics +13

Vertical Integration, Appropriable Rents, and the Competitive Contracting Process

Benjamin Klein, Robert Crawford, Armen A. Alchian · 1978 · 5.9K citations

Business, Business Economics, Economics +16

Agency Problems and Residual Claims

Eugene F. Fama, Michael C. Jensen · 1983 · 4.9K citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Nonprofit Management +12

Free Competition and the Optimal Amount of Fraud

Michael R. Darby, Edi Karni · 1973 · 3.8K citations

Business, Business Economics, Economics +8