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

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• 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)
• Wai, Sebastian. Econometrics with YouTube Data: A Time Series Teaching Case., Editors Michael Roach. Murfreesboro, TN: Journal for Economic Educators.

• 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, 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 Economics 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 Economics Association Annual Conference, Online. (October 15, 2021)
• Wai, Sebastian, Teaching Computer Programming in Business and Economics Courses. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association Annual Conference, Online. (October 15, 2021)
• Wai, Sebastian, Inventor Mobility, Spillovers, and Trends in the Early Semiconductor Industry. Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO. (October 12, 2019)