Erik Wengström

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Erik Wengström is a scholar working on General Decision Sciences, Safety Research and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Wengström has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in General Decision Sciences, 32 papers in Safety Research and 20 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Erik Wengström's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (35 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (32 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (9 papers). Erik Wengström is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (35 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (32 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (9 papers). Erik Wengström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Erik Wengström's co-authors include Jean‐Robert Tyran, Ola Andersson, Arthur van Soest, Hans‐Martin von Gaudecker, Pol Campos‐Mercade, Armando N. Meier, Håkan J. Holm, Florian Schneider, Marco Piovesan and Christian Thöni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Erik Wengström

55 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations
    2021 192 citations Pol Campos‐Mercade, Armando N. Meier et al. profile →
  2. Prosociality predicts health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
    2021 153 citations Pol Campos‐Mercade, Armando N. Meier et al. Journal of Public Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Wengström Sweden 20 705 596 570 432 231 59 1.7k
Robert J. Oxoby Canada 16 498 0.7× 173 0.3× 374 0.7× 547 1.3× 143 0.6× 50 1.3k
Lisa R. Anderson United States 18 674 1.0× 439 0.7× 661 1.2× 498 1.2× 84 0.4× 38 1.8k
Eugen Dimant United States 18 506 0.7× 134 0.2× 288 0.5× 827 1.9× 33 0.1× 72 1.4k
Michal Bauer Czechia 14 334 0.5× 81 0.1× 321 0.6× 779 1.8× 64 0.3× 45 1.4k
Julie Chytilová Czechia 13 312 0.4× 80 0.1× 314 0.6× 746 1.7× 64 0.3× 40 1.4k
Michał Krawczyk Poland 15 413 0.6× 320 0.5× 319 0.6× 241 0.6× 30 0.1× 61 976
Enrique Fatás Spain 16 560 0.8× 117 0.2× 227 0.4× 570 1.3× 39 0.2× 56 1.0k
Luca Corazzini Italy 15 311 0.4× 109 0.2× 298 0.5× 299 0.7× 157 0.7× 64 948
Ingvild Almås Sweden 14 407 0.6× 94 0.2× 449 0.8× 456 1.1× 18 0.1× 50 1.2k
Friederike Mengel United Kingdom 16 443 0.6× 112 0.2× 260 0.5× 491 1.1× 19 0.1× 60 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Wengström

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Wengström

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Wengström

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erik Wengström. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erik Wengström based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Erik Wengström. Erik Wengström is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schneider, Florian, Pol Campos‐Mercade, Stephan Meier, et al.. (2023). Financial incentives for vaccination do not have negative unintended consequences. Nature. 613(7944). 526–533. 32 indexed citations
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Holmén, Martin, Felix Holzmeister, Michael Kirchler, Matthias Stefan, & Erik Wengström. (2023). Economic Preferences and Personality Traits Among Finance Professionals and the General Population. The Economic Journal. 133(656). 2949–2977. 6 indexed citations
3.
Stefan, Matthias, Martin Holmén, Felix Holzmeister, Michael Kirchler, & Erik Wengström. (2023). You Can't Always Get What You Want---An Experiment on Finance Professionals' Decisions for Others. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Holzmeister, Felix, Martin Holmén, Michael Kirchler, Matthias Stefan, & Erik Wengström. (2022). Delegation Decisions in Finance. Management Science. 69(8). 4828–4844. 11 indexed citations
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Campos‐Mercade, Pol, Armando N. Meier, Florian Schneider, & Erik Wengström. (2021). Prosociality predicts health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Public Economics. 195. 104367–104367. 153 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vieider, Ferdinand M. & Erik Wengström. (2021). Introduction to the special issue on “Poverty and Economic Decision-Making”. Theory and Decision. 92(1). 1–4. 1 indexed citations
7.
Andersson, Ola, Pol Campos‐Mercade, Armando N. Meier, & Erik Wengström. (2021). Anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces willingness to socially distance. Journal of Health Economics. 80. 102530–102530. 52 indexed citations
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Gerdtham, Ulf‐G., et al.. (2019). Trait self-control, exercise and exercise ambition: Evidence from a healthy, adult population. Psychology Health & Medicine. 25(5). 583–592. 7 indexed citations
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Holzmeister, Felix, Martin Holmén, Michael Kirchler, Matthias Stefan, & Erik Wengström. (2019). Delegated Decision-Making in Finance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Piovesan, Marco, et al.. (2017). Cognitive Load and Cooperation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4(1). 69–92. 14 indexed citations
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Andersson, Ola, Håkan J. Holm, Jean‐Robert Tyran, & Erik Wengström. (2016). RISK AVERSION RELATES TO COGNITIVE ABILITY: PREFERENCES OR NOISE?. Journal of the European Economic Association. 14(5). 1129–1154. 118 indexed citations
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Fosgaard, Toke R., Lars Gårn Hansen, & Erik Wengström. (2015). Framing and Misperception in Public Good Experiments. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 119(2). 435–456. 27 indexed citations
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Andersson, Ola, Håkan J. Holm, Jean‐Robert Tyran, & Erik Wengström. (2013). Risking Other People’s Money: Experimental Evidence on Bonus Schemes, Competition, and Altruism. Econstor (Econstor). 23 indexed citations
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Andersson, Ola, Håkan J. Holm, Jean‐Robert Tyran, & Erik Wengström. (2013). Risking Other Peoples Money. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Ulrik B., Jean‐Robert Tyran, & Erik Wengström. (2013). Second Thoughts on Free Riding. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Gaudecker, Hans‐Martin von, Arthur van Soest, & Erik Wengström. (2008). MADOC (University of Mannheim). 1 indexed citations
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Wengström, Erik. (2008). Equilibrium unemployment in a small open economy with a frictionless nontradeables sector. Economics bulletin. 10(12). 1–9.
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Wengström, Erik. (2008). Selection and Mode Effects in Risk Preference. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wengström, Erik. (2008). Price competition, level-k theory and communication. Economics bulletin. 3(66). 1–15. 2 indexed citations
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Andersson, Ola & Erik Wengström. (2007). Do Antitrust Laws Facilitate Collusion? Experimental Evidence on Costly Communication in Duopolies*. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 109(2). 321–339. 44 indexed citations

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