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Sebastian Wai
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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 includes introductory and upper-level microeconomics, business analytics, and MBA courses.

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

Industrial organization, innovation, intellectual property, agglomeration economies, network economics, platform markets

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

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  • Wai, Sebastian. Software Quality and Backward Compatibility in the Video Game Industry, 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, 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 Meeting, 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)
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