In this paper, the optimal timing of hidden reserves transfers is derived with special attention to the term structure of interest rates and interest rate risk, and using wellknown concepts from the field of finance. The paper presents one model under certainty and, as a generalization of this...

We identify the effects of negative interest rate policies on bank behavior using difference-in differences identification and data on all Swiss banks. First, we find that going negative can interrupt not only the pass-through from policy to deposit rates, but also that to mortgage rates....