In this paper, I show that men have had stronger influence on public policy than women in both Norway and the US over the past 50 years. But while this inequality has disappeared in Norway (as the shared of women in parliament increased), it has changed little over time in the US.

In this paper, I document that top incomes in Norway are taxed considerably lower than what probably would have been the case if public opinion decided. 

In this paper, I use an original dataset of public opinion polls matched with policy decisions to show that public policy in Norway primarily responds to the preferences of people with high income and education.

For as long as democratic forms of government have existed, people have discussed whether economic inequality undermines the democratic ideal of political equality. In this thesis, I study the relationship between economic inequality and political power in Norway.