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Magnus Wikström
Research qualifications:
Docent
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E-mail
magnus.wikstrom@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 56 40
Works as
Affiliation
Professor
at
Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE)
Section: Economics
Location
Samhällsvetarhuset, Biblioteksgränd 6, B20801
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
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Mentions
2022
Admission groups and academic performance: A study of marginal entrants in the selection to higher education
The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy
, De Gruyter Open 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Karlsson, Linn; Wikström, Magnus
2021
Lokal beskattning och ekonomiska incitament
Stockholm: SNS förlag 2021
Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus
2020
Merit-Based Admissions in Higher Education
Higher Education Admissions Practices: An International Perspective
, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2020 : 34-50
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2018
Admissions Tests
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications 2018 : 48-51
Wikström, Magnus; Wikström, Christina
2017
Det offentliga som konkurrent på kommersiella marknader - En samhällsekonomisk analys med exemplet konferensmarknaden
Umeå economic studies
, 943
Granlund, David; Indén, Tobias; Lundberg, Johan; et al.
2017
Group differences in student performance in the selection to higher education: tests vs grades
Frontiers in Education
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2017, Vol. 2
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2016
Public Provision and Cross-Border Health Care
Forum for Health Economics & Policy
, Walter de Gruyter 2016, Vol. 19, (2) : 157-177
Granlund, David; Wikström, Magnus
2015
Childcare Reform: Effects on Earnings and Employment among Native Swedish and Immigrant Mothers
Gender in the Labor Market
, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 : 93-129
Wikström, Magnus; Kotyrlo, Elena; Hanes, Niklas
2014
Social identity, education and tax policy
Umeå economic studies
, 891
Aronsson, Thomas; Heidrich, Stefanie; Wikström, Magnus
2014
Det nya högskoleprovet: samband mellan provresultat och prestation i högskolan
Umeå: Umeå universitet 2014
Lyrén, Per-Erik; Rolfsman, Ewa; Wedman, Jonathan; et al.
2014
Who benefits from university admissions tests?: a comparison between grades and test scores as selection instruments to higher education
Umeå economic studies
, 874
Wikström, Magnus; Wikström, Christina
2012
Municipal Preferences for State-imposed Amalgamations: An Empirical Study Based on the Swedish Municipal Reform of 1952
Urban Studies
, Sage Publications 2012, Vol. 49, (12) : 2733-2750
Hanes, Niklas; Wikström, Magnus; Wångmar, Erik
2012
Urval till högre utbildning: Påverkas betygens prediktionsvärde av ålder?
IFAU Rapport
, 2012:21
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2012
University entrance selection and age at admission
IFAU Working Paper Series
, 2012:21
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2011
Optimal tax progression: does it matter whether wage bargaining is decentralized or centralized?
Umeå economic studies
, 829
Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus
2011
University education and income: does prior achievement matter?
Umeå economic studies
, 834
Wikström, Magnus; Wikström, Christina
2010
Amalgamation impacts on local growth: Are voluntary amalgamations more efficient than compulsory amalgamations?
Canadian journal of regional science
, Vol. 33, (1) : 57-70
Hanes, Niklas; Wikström, Magnus
2009
Taxation, dividend payments and ex-day price-changes
Multinational Finance Journal
, EBSCO Industries, Inc. 2009, Vol. 13, (1/2) : 141-160
Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Selander, Carina; Wikström, Magnus
2009
Prediction of study success: should selection instruments measure cognitive or non-cognitive factors?
Assessment for a creative world
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus; Lyrén, Per-Erik
2008
Does the local government structure affect population and income growth?: An empirical study of the 1952 municipal reform in Sweden
Regional studies
, Vol. 42, (4) : 593-604
Hanes, Niklas; Wikström, Magnus
2008
Skilsmässor och ekonomi
Jämställdhetens pris
: 195-220
Norberg-Schönfeldt, Magdalena; Wikström, Magnus
2008
Vi kan inte bortse från jämställdhetens baksida
Dagens Nyheter 2008
Nordenmark, Mikael; Grönlund, Anne; Halleröd, Björn; et al.
2008
Comparing the incomparable: a predictive validity analysis based on matching methods
The impact of testing on people and society
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2008
Kön, resultat och urval
Ekonomisk debatt
, Vol. 36, (8) : 3-4
Wikström, Magnus
2007
Nationella prov måste vara nationella
Ekonomisk debatt
, Vol. 35, (7) : 3-4
Wikström, Magnus
2007
Kommunalekonomiska effekter av maxtaxa och ökad tillgänglighet inom förskola och skolbarnomsorg
Umeå Economic Studies
, 704
Wikström, Magnus
2006
Public goods, optimal distortionary taxation and union wage setting
The theory and practice of environmental and resource economics: essays in honor of Karl-Gustaf Löfgren
, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2006 : 102-127
Aronsson, Thomas; Backlund, Kenneth; Sjögren, Tomas; et al.
2006
Local public goods and income heterogeneity
The theory and practice of environmental and resource economics: essays in honor of Karl-Gustaf Löfgren
, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham 2006 : 85-101
Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus; Backlund, Kenneth; et al.
2006
Fixed budgets as a cost containment measure for pharmaceuticals
European Journal of Health Economics
, Springer 2006, Vol. 7, (1) : 37-45
Granlund, David; Rudholm, Niklas; Wikström, Magnus
2005
Kommuner, heterogenitet och effektivitet
Självstyrelse, likvärdighet och effektivitet: målkonflikter i den offentliga sektorn
Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus
2005
Grade inflation and school competition: an empirical analysis based on the Swedish upper school grades
Economics of Education Review
, Oxford: Pergamon Press 2005, Vol. 24, (3) : 309-322
Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
2005
Fiscal Externalities
Nordiska skattevetenskapliga forskningsrådets årsbok
: -
Wikström, Magnus
2004
Testing for vertical fiscal externalities
International Tax and Public Finance
, Vol. 11 : 243-263
Andersson, Linda; Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus
2004
Higher Education and the Determination of Aggregate Male Employment by Age
Education Economics
, Vol. 12, (1) : 87-101
Stenberg, Anders; Wikström, Magnus
2003
Optimal taxation and risk-sharing arrangements in an economic federation
Oxford Economic Papers
, Oxford University Press 2003, Vol. 55, (1) : 104-120
Aronsson, Thomas; Wikström, Magnus
2001
Regional income growth and net migration in Sweden, 1970-1995
Regional studies
, Taylor & Francis Group 2001, Vol. 35, (9) : 823-830
Aronsson, Thomas; Lundberg, Johan; Wikström, Magnus
2000
The Impact of regional public expenditures on the local decision to spend
Regional Science and Urban Economics
, Vol. 30, (2) : 185-202
Aronsson, Thomas; Lundberg, Johan; Wikström, Magnus
1992
Four papers on wage formation in a unionized economy
Umeå economic studies
, 287
Wikström, Magnus
Assessing the effects of the child-care fee reform on public expenditures and taxation
Hanes, Niklas; Holmlund, Linda; Wikström, Magnus
Gender differences in admission scores and first-year university achievement
Karlsson, Linn; Wikström, Magnus
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