I wish he were/ would be

1. I wish Hakan ---- taller.

A)were
B)would be

2. I wish Hakan ---- silent.

A)were
B)would be

I go for 1.A   2.A,  in that "would" is not followed by the verbs "be" and "have". I might be wrong, though. I'd like to hear your comments. Thanks alot.

A for both, IMO.

Wild surmise: a) I wish X were Y. b) I wish X would be Y. Does b) relate only to states over which X has some control?

It works for me.  It seems that would be's are imperatives once removed.

I wish my sister [were / would be] more discreet about her sex life.
I wish my refrigerator [were / *would be] a color that matched the other appliances.

CJ

Rotter,

I think you misunderstand the use of the asterisk (*).
In giving examples of sentences, linguists and grammarians place an asterisk in front of sentences, phrases, and words which are ungrammatical.  So the asterisk means:  "This is wrong.  Don't use this."

Your second sentence should be written to show that it contains a grammatical mistake, like this:

*I wish my refrigerator would be a colour that matched the other appliances.

The point is that the refrigerator has no power to change its color!  There's no point in wishing for something that cannot happen!  We can only wish things would be a certain way if the wish can come true through some action on the part of the subject.  The refrigerator cannot paint itself a different colour. 

CJ

CalifJim wrote the following:

In giving examples of sentences, linguists and grammarians place an asterisk in front of sentences, phrases, and words which are ungrammatical.  So the asterisk means:  "This is wrong.  Don't use this."

I didn't know it. Thank you for telling me.
You are the first person to teach me the meaning of the asterisk in English grammar.
I hope it would be the same in French and other languages which has some international significance. Japaese is not an international language.