I am a third-year PhD candidate in Finance at the University of Amsterdam. I study financial intermediation and crises. My work combines theory and empirics under the supervision of Prof. Enrico Perotti and Prof. Rafael Matta. My co-supervisors are Dr. Torsten Jochem and Dr. Yenan Wang.

Fields of Interest: financial intermediation, information, DeFi, financial history

Upcoming events: IESE Banking Initiative VIII Conference; Wharton visit, Fall 2026, hosted by Prof. Itay Goldstein

Portrait of Remo Oostdam

Research

Sand in the Wheels: Addressing Runs through Contingent Fees [SSRN]

Conferences: Bundesbank Autumn Conference (2025); De Nederlandsche Bank; Frankfurt Summer School (2nd); Florence School of Banking & Finance; Federal Reserve Bank of New York; University of Amsterdam

Abstract

Inefficient runs on viable intermediaries such as banks, money market funds (MMFs) and stablecoins can be tempered by automatic stabilizers in the form of redemption fees triggered by high withdrawals. We derive run incentives in a global games framework to characterize the optimal fee structure and its allocation to balance liquidity provision and endogenous run risk. A first result is that flat fees reduce run incentives. A central insight is that how fee revenues are allocated fundamentally changes strategic uncertainty. When fee revenues are assigned to the queue, strategic uncertainty drops while liquidity provision improves, so a high fee is optimal. A "fee-to-the-unpaid" allocation limits liquidity provision but reduces run incentives further, allowing lower fees. The optimal mix depends on asset liquidity. While low asset liquidity in banks calls for a mixed allocation, for MMFs or stablecoins the optimal mechanism converges to full "fee-to-the-queue".

Expansion and Contraction: The Dawn of Deposit Banking in the Netherlands
Work in progress with Eva Mulder.

Teaching

Finance 1, Corporate Finance, Financial Regulation, Banking