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Sebastian Wai

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Assistant Professor

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Industrial Organization, Econometrics,Economics/ Managerial Economics

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I am an empirical industrial economist who joined the USD faculty in 2018. My active research concerns patenting in the semiconductor industry. My teaching rotation has included managerial economics (MBA), principles of microeconomics, intermediate microeconomics, industrial organization, game theory, and business analytics.

Microeconomics, industrial organization, game theory, econometrics, business analytics, managerial economics

Industrial organization, innovation, intellectual property, labor mobility, platform markets, sports economics, economics pedagogy

Ph D, Economics, Purdue University, 2017
MS, Economics, Purdue University, 2013
BS, Economics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2011

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Wai, Sebastian, Allgrunn, Mike, and Douglas, Christopher. Optimal Timeout Choices in Clutch Situations in the NBA., Editors Dennis Coates, 217-230. Vol. 25, Iss. 2 Journal of Sports Economics, 2024. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025231217961)
Wai, Sebastian. Econometrics with YouTube Data: A Time Series Teaching Case., Editors Michael Roach, 31-39. Vol. 23, Iss. 2 Murfreesboro, TN: Journal for Economic Educators, 2023.
Wai, Sebastian. Inventor Mobility and Spillovers in the Early Semiconductor Industry., Editors Charla Griffy-Brown, 102331. Vol. 75 Technology in Society, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2023.102331)
Wai, Sebastian. Experimental Game Theory., Editors Ada Long, 4. Lincoln, NE: National Collegiate Honors Council Sample Syllabi, 2023.
Wai, Sebastian. Software Quality and Backward Compatibility in the Video Game Industry., Editors Evila Pila, Massimo Colombo, 545-570. Vol. 49, Iss. 3 Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40812-022-00224-2)

Nominee, Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 2024
Nominee, Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 2023
Nominee, Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 2020

Wai, Sebastian, A Course in Experimental Game Theory. Presented at the Allied Social Sciences Associations Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. (January 06, 2024)
Wai, Sebastian, Managerial Economics in the MBA Program. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Annual Conference, Kansas City. (October 28, 2023)
Wai, Sebastian, Econometrics with YouTube Data: A Time Series Teaching Case. Presented at the Allied Social Sciences Annual Meetings, New Orleans, LA. (January 07, 2023)
Wai, Sebastian, Econometrics with YouTube Data: A Time Series Teaching Case. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. (October 08, 2022)
Wai, Sebastian, Patenting in the Early Semiconductor Industry: Data Collection and Trends. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Annual Conference, Online. (October 15, 2021)
Wai, Sebastian, Teaching Computer Programming in Business and Economics Courses. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Annual Conference, Online. (October 15, 2021)
Wai, Sebastian, Inventor Mobility, Spillovers, and Trends in the Early Semiconductor Industry. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO. (October 12, 2019)