We will cover the following papers during class:
Diamond, D. and P. Dybvig (1983), “Banks Runs, Deposit Insurance, and Liquidity," Journal of Political Economy, 91, pp. 401-419.
Rajan, R. (1992), “Insiders and Outsiders: The Choice Between Informed and Arm's-Length Debt," Journal of Finance, 47, pp. 1367-1400.
Allen, F. and D. Gale (2000), “Financial Contagion," Journal of Political Economy, 108(1), pp. 1-33.
Rochet, J.C. and X. Vives (2004), “Coordination Failures and the Lender of Last Resort: Was Bagehot Right After All?," Journal of the European Economic Association, 2(6), pp. 1116-1147.
Calomiris, C. and C. Kahn (1991), “The Role of Demandable Debt in Structuring Optimal Banking Arrangements," American Economic Review, 81(3), pp. 497-513.
Kim, D. and A. Santomero (1988), “Risk in Banking and Capital Regulation," Journal of Finance, 43(5), pp. 1219-1233.