We identify the causal effect of lump-sum severance payments on non-employment duration in Norway by exploiting a … constraints. Finding liquidity constraints in Norway, despite its equitable wealth distribution and generous welfare state, means … they are likely to exist also in other countries. -- Unemployment ; Optimal Unemployment Insurance ; Liquidity Constraints …

applicants’ level of education and the duration and timing of the unemployment spell. We find unemployment scars of similar size … regaining employment; this is not the case in Norway. We contribute to the unemployment scarring literature and to comparative …Using data collected with a factorial survey experiment in Norway and Switzerland, we analyze how employers react to …